Internet Update: Costa Rica Resource.Planning to visit one of the world's most spectacular rain forests? Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. is a jewel of the earth, teeming teem 1 v. teemed, teem·ing, teems v.intr. 1. To be full of things; abound or swarm: A drop of water teems with microorganisms. 2. with life and biodiversity biodiversity: see biological diversity. biodiversity Quantity of plant and animal species found in a given environment. Sometimes habitat diversity (the variety of places where organisms live) and genetic diversity (the variety of traits expressed , with a large portion of its land reserved in federal parkland. Here is a page of links to tourism and naturalist sites, as well as links to sites about the country's pre-Columbian history. World Wide Web: http://www.costaricanet.net/index.html |
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