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Republic of Costa Rica is a republic of Central
America. Remarkably for the region, Costa Rica has stood
as a bastion of stability and democracy since the minor
civil war of the late 1940s that brought President José
Figueres Ferrer to power. In fact, Costa Rica has no
military, only a domestic police force (albeit a heavily
armed one). The capital is San José.
Costa Rica was the point where the Mesoamerican and
South American native cultures meet. The north of the
country was the southernmost point of Mayan influence
when the Spanish conquistadores came in the 16th century.
On the opposite, the center and south portions of the
country had chibcha influences. Due to the practice
of enslavement in the 17th and 18th centuries, the Atlantic
coast of the country was populated with african slaves.
In the meantime, thousands of Chinese families came
to the country to work in the train railroads. So all
of these influences have developed the extremely varied
culture of Costa Rica.
Maybe the only truly Costarrican musical achievements
are the rhythm known as tambito and the guanacastecan
"punto", in fact, most music and the most
representative folklore comes from the north of the
country (the same portion of the territory which once
had heavy mayan influence in it) and the Atlantic coast
(the afro-caribbean culture). One of the most distinctive
musical genres is the punto, such as the "Punto
guanacasteco", from Guanacaste, and the "Punto
sancarleño", from San Carlos, Alajuela.
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page you will find a comprehensive directory of Spanish-teaching
schools in Costa Rica. Direct links to the language
schools provide a good survey of all language courses
on offer. Don’t forget our tips
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