Costa Rica acquired its name when the Spanish, expecting to find an abundance of gold, named it "Rich Coast." However, as there was little gold and few other valuable minerals in the area, the new settlers turned to agriculture for survival. Moreover, as the indigenous population was rather...
You will also learn in this Costa Rica Travel Guide a few of the sayings that represent the people of this county. Pura vida is the most common Costa Rican phrase. Literally translated, it means pure life, but it can also mean “plenty of life”, “full of life”, “this is living...