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January 28, 2004 By: Betty Ramsey Passport: San Jose, Costa Rica Packing Round 1. The people of Costa Rica call themselves TICOS . 2. Streets that run east and west are "Avenidas" and those that run north and south are CALLES . 3. Most foreign visitors land at San Jose's JUAN SANTAMARIA International Airport. 4. San Jose was built on the profits of the COFFEE export business. 5. Many consider San Jose's JADE Museum the most famous museum in all of Costa Rica. 6. Gaily painted WOODEN CARTS in all sizes are a popular souvenir item. Picture of fortified wall Departure Round 1. The Costa Rican "gallo pinto" is a mixture of RICE AND BEANS . 2. This current president of Costa Rica resides in San Jose. ABEL TACHECO 3. "Marfil," tops in Costa Rican entertainment, is a DANCE BAND . 4. San Jose is set in the large, fertile CENTRAL Valley. 5. The National Stadium, where soccer matches are played, is located within this city park. LA SABANA Ironically, my recorder ate the tape at this point. The irony is Juan is nuts about soccer and watches his recorded soccer games constantly. Picture of large church On Tour Round The following are some of the other questions paraphrased. The old jail was turned into a CHILDREN'S Museum. The Gold Museum can be found inside the Plaza de CULTURAS . This farm is home to BUTTERFLIES . You can visit the BRITT Coffee Company outside of San Jose. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS was the first European to visit Costa Rica. The zoo is named after this hero. SIMON BOLIVAR Picture of volcano with water These places are a good to find cheap food and drink. SODAS Bonus question 1 Statues of Beethoven and (17th C. Costa Rican dramatist) are in front of the Theatro MUNICIPAL . Bonus question 2 Where on the map of Costa Rica is San Jose found? Section 3 Picture of large green house Slide Show 1. Some museum (?) is in what was a FORTRESS . 2. . The basilica of LOS ANGELES . 3. This volcano is named POAS . 4. This building is a hotel named "Casa Verde de" ... AMMON Clues for next week's game... Map the Route Famous highway Southwest Can anyone help with other questions? |