Mexico and Costa Rica--January 2025
Part 2 Costa Rica
I last visited Costa Rica in 1989, so I was overdue to see some new sights and to revisit some old favorites. It was a relatively short trip, given that I flew there after visiting Mexico City.
Costa Rica is considered to be the prime country of Central America, given its great physical beauty based on its mountainous rainforests (about 25% of the country) and contact with the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It has five million inhabitants (to Wisconsin's six million) living on about 20,000 square miles (to Wisconsin's 65,000), so it is more densely populated. It is relatively peaceful, with a stable democracy and no army, contrary to its neighbors. Thus, we don't hear of "illegal immigrants" flocking here from Costa Rica.
Cathedral of Costa Rica in San Jose
National Theater of Costa Rica
Just a pretty building
Irazu Volcano, 11,260 feet high
A building designed by Gustave Eiffel, who also built the Eiffel Tower
Basilica of Los Angeles in Cartago
One of countless beautiful valleys in Costa Rica
Ruins of The Immaculate Conception of Vjarras, built from 1561-1693
Unidentified pretty flower in Lankester Botanical Garden
Iglesia (Church) de Rafael Archangel in Zarcero
Interior of the church
Windows in the church
A nice view
Topiary outside the church
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