Costa Ricans (Spanish: Costarricenses, colloquially known as Ticos) are the citizens of Costa Rica, a multiethnic, Spanish-speaking nation in Central...

navigation rights to Costa Rica, but Nicaragua denied passenger travel and fishing were part of the deal; the court ruled Costa Ricans on the river were...

Afro-Costa Ricans are Costa Ricans of African ancestry. Costa Rica has four small minority groups: Mulattoes, Blacks, Amerindians and Asians (primarily...

under 3% of the population was of African descent. These are called Afro-Costa Ricans or West Indians and are English-speaking descendants of 19th-century...

was 154,784. Costa Ricans are the fourth smallest Latino group in the United States and the smallest Central American population. Costa Rican populations...

1889 for 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 pesos. The Ferro Carril de Costa Rica (Costa Rican railways) issued notes in 1872 for 10, 25 and 50 centavos, 1, 2...

native people, respectively.[citation needed] As of 2012[update] most Costa Ricans are of primarily Spanish or Spanish/Mixed ancestry with minorities of...

bicentennial of Costa Rican independence. Four private banks, the Banco Anglo–Costarricense, the Banco Comercial de Costa Rica, the Banco de Costa Rica and the...

Indigenous people of Costa Rica, or Native Costa Ricans, are the people who lived in what is now Costa Rica prior to European and African contact and...

occasionally used in Costa Rican Spanish. However, due in part to the influence of Mexican television programming, Costa Ricans are familiar with tuteo...

Costa Rican cuisine is known for being mostly mild, with high reliance on fruits and vegetables. Rice and black beans are a staple of most traditional...

from Cartago to San José. As early as then, Costa Ricans already had overseas impact since Costa Ricans were one of the Latin American nationalities...

The national flag of Costa Rica (Spanish: Bandera de Costa Rica) is based on a design created in 1848 and consists of two blue stripes, two white stripes...

The Costa Rican Civil War took place from 12 March to 24 April 1948 (44 days). The conflict followed the presidential elections of 8 February 1948, in...

national team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), the governing body for football in Costa Rica. It has been a member of the...

recognizable music among Costa Ricans, thanks in part to the release of CD re-editions of many classic hits. Some examples of Costa Rican hits with Chiqui chiqui...

Swedish Costa Ricans are citizens of Costa Rica who have Swedish ancestry. According to the 2012 census by the INEC, approximately 1,100 citizens from...

in Costa Rica and meet general requirements; Foreign women who have lost their nationality by marrying a Costa Rican; Foreign spouses of Costa Ricans who...

A Costa Rican passport (Spanish: Pasaporte costarricence) is an identity document issued to Costa Rican citizens to travel outside Costa Rica. Currently...

is Corcovado National Park, on the Osa Peninsula. The smallest of the Costa Rican monkey species is the Central American squirrel monkey. Adult males average...

Italian Costa Ricans (Italian: italo-costaricani; Spanish: ítalo-costarricenses) are Costa Rican-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent...

Tournament") and Torneo de Verano ("Summer Tournament"), based on the Costa Rican seasons, with the Invierno tournament played during the rainy season...

part of the Central Range. The region houses almost three quarters of Costa Ricans, and includes the capital and most populous city, San José. The valley...

mild higher regions. It is used as the base for fresco de Cas, in which Costa Ricans mix it with sugar and water and sometimes add cream for a slightly acidic...

The Costa Rican Cup (Torneo de Copa de Costa Rica) is the top knock-out football tournament in Costa Rica which also serves as a qualification to the Supercopa...

The 2024–25 Costa Rican Cup is the 6th staging of the Costa Rican Cup. The tournament featured all twelve teams from the Liga FPD plus ten sides from...

The economy of Costa Rica has been very stable for some years now, with continuing growth in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and moderate inflation,...

The Costa Rican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Costarricense de Fútbol, FCRF), also known as FEDEFUTBOL or FEDEFUT, is the official association...

on their land and instead to create tree plantations. This provides Costa Ricans, or "Ticos" as they call themselves, incentive to become active tree...

Fact Sheet The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Photograph of a black or dark cougar in Costa Rica Largest North American Cat: Mountain Lion (Cougar)...