Thursday, February 23, 2012

Physical Geogrpahy


Costa Rica is located in Central America, bordering the Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Its combined coastline is 1,395 miles. The terrain of Costa Rica is coastal plains, separated by the Cordillera Central and Cordillera de Talamanca mountains. Costa Rica also contains four volcanoes near the center of the country, two of which are active. The climate of Costa Rica is tropical, sub tropical including the moist forests of Bocas de Toro and San Blas mangroves. Its two major seasons are wet and dry. The dry months are between December through April and the wet season is May through November. Many people travel to Costa Rica to visit the zipplining adventures through the beautiful forests and mountanous regions. On the peak of Cerro Chirripo, a volcanic mountain, both the Pacific Ocean and Carribean Sea can be viewed. The biggest threat to Costa Rica's landscape is deforestation, which is a problem that has consumed Central America.

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