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Published: June 23rd 2009
Amanda and Her Hosts
Amanda (author of this blog entry) is shown here with her host family.On June 11, after a hard day of Spanish class, we took a tour of the capital of Costa Rica, San José. After our lunch at a “soda” we made our way downtown. Our first stop was the National Theater. Once inside, we saw a painting that once was on the 500 colones bill. This painting depicts the culture here in Costa Rica. Also, the government no longer uses the 500 colones bill. Once we sat down in the theater, I tried to picture the beautiful place filled with people and outside surrounded by coffee bean fields. Gold leaflets brought out small but amazing details. (Fun Fact: Costa Rica is famous for gold found in the southern part and jade found in the northern part of the country.) From there we went into another room where the floors are over 100 years old. In this room there are 3 paintings depicting dawn, afternoon, and dusk.
From the theater we visited the National Museum of Costa Rica. The museum used to be a fort before the army was abolished. (Fun Fact #2: How many pyramids does Costa Rica have? -- NONE.) The country is famous for these huge rocks that are in
Lunch
The group had lunch in San Jose at a popular soda (small restaurant) sometimes frequented by famous Costa Ricans. a perfect circle. No one can explain these huge rocks, but there are thousands of them, small-to-big. While in the museum we learned about Costa Rica’s first people and how they became today’s population, made up of the indigenous people, the Spaniards, the Chinese, and the tourists who have settled here. Last, we saw how Costa Rica went from this country no one knew much about to a blooming country that still has great things to offer to the world.
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