Archive for July, 2007
Friday, July 27th, 2007
Jade Museum
The Fidel Tristan Jade Museum is located in Costa Rica’s capital. Located downtown San José you find the largest collection of jade artifacts of the Americas in one of Costa Rica’s most beautiful museums. The Costa Rica jade collection is on display from Monday to Friday on the 11th floor of the National Insurance Institute, […]
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Thursday, July 26th, 2007
Coffee
The history of Costa Rican coffee begins on another continent, in the horn of Africa and on the shores of the Red Sea. Around 1.000 AD the Ethiopians were the first to use coffee beans to make a drink, known for it’s stimulating effect that the coffee grown in Costa Rica still has today. Coffee […]
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
Currency
Christopher Columbus, named Cristobal Colon in Spanish, plays an important role in the history of Costa Rica and it is no wonder that he’s the one giving his name to Costa Rica’s currency. The man who visited Costa Rica in 1502 on his second voyage and gave the name to this country, is forever connected […]