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"Pura Vida!"

a popular expression for "It's a good day" or "life is great"

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El Paisaje

landscape

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La selva

jungle

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Los volcanes

volcanoes

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El Volcán Irazú

the irazu volcano

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el volcán Poás

the poas volcano

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El Volcán Arenal

Arenal Volcano, dormant until 1968, is the most active volcano in Costa Rica. It sits near Lake Arenal.

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La Playa Tamarindo

Tamarindo beach

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las cascadas

waterfalls

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Las montañas

mountains

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Las islas tropicales

tropical island

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El Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

Manuel Antonio National Park

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La Capital es San José

Capital is San José

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Los plátanos

bananas

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Las piñas

pineapples

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el café

coffee

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El azúcar

sugar

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Las frutas tropicales

tropical fruits

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El chocolate

chocolate

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Los platos costarricenses

Costa Rican dishes

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Los tamales

tamales (corn meal dough cooked inside husks)

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Chifrijo

a snack of beans, rice and pork

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El Casado

plantains, tortillas with meat, chicken, rice, beans

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Gallo Pinto

rice and beans

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Patacones

fried plantains

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Yuca frita

fried yucca

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Arroz con leche

rice with milk

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Pastel de Tres leches

3 milk cake

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Los Animales

animals

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El jaguar

jaguar

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El perezoso

sloth

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Los monos

monkeys

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las aves

birds

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Los tucanes

toucans

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Las tortugas

turtles

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Los serpientes

snakes

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El quetzal

quetzal

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el oso hormiguero

anteater

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El tapir

tapir

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Los cocodrilos

crocodiles

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Las ballenas

whales

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Ecoturismo

ecotourism

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hacer senderismo

to go hiking

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ir a tirolesa

to go ziplining

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Montar a caballo

to ride a horse

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Explorar la selva

to explore the jungle

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Visitar los volcanes

visiting the volcanoes

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Navegar los rÍos

rafting on the rivers

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Bucear

to scuba dive

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Mirar los pájaros

to look at the birds

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Surfear

to surf

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Pescar

fishing

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¡Qué chiva!

How cool!

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¡Qué rico!

How delicious!

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¡Qué bello/a!

How beautiful

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¡Me encanta!

I love it!

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It's a pleasure

Con mucho gusto

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City

Ciudad

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I like

Me gusta

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Tico

Nick name given to someone from Costa Rica