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Costa Rica requires its residents to register their motor vehicles and display vehicle registration plates. [1] The country has issued plates since at least 1923. The letters "CR" on plates into the early 1940s indicated the country name. The country name has been spelled out on the plates since at least 1944.
Costa Rica (UK: / ˌ k ɒ s t ə ˈ r iː k ə /, US: / ˌ k oʊ s t ə-/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in the Central American region of North America.
The website's About page indicates that The Costa Rica Star was founded in December 2011 by a Canadian citizen living in Costa Rica as a full-time legal resident. One of the first articles on the site reported on the death of British political author and thinker Christopher Hitchens, who died on 15 December 2011. [3]
In 1821, Mexico gained independence from Spain and Costa Rica became a part of the First Mexican Empire. In 1823, the empire dissolved and Costa Rica, along with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua joined the United Provinces of Central America.
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Costa Rica ratified the convention on 23 August 1977. [3] It has four World Heritage Sites and one site on the tentative list. [3] The first site in Costa Rica listed was the Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park, in 1983. In 1990, the site was expanded to include the sites across the border in Panama.
Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica: Anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica: Celebrates the annexation of the Party of Nicoya in 1824. August 2 Feast of Our Lady of the Angels Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles: Employers must provide an unpaid day off. [1] August 15 Mother's Day: Día de la Madre: Also the Assumption of ...
The visa policy of Costa Rica requires that any foreign national wishing to enter Costa Rica must obtain a visa from one of the Costa Rican diplomatic missions, unless they hold a passport issued by one of the 95 eligible visa exempt countries or if they fulfill the requirements for a substitute visa.