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  2. Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica ( UK: / ˌkɒstəˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [11] is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the ...

  3. 2022 Costa Rican ransomware attack - Wikipedia

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    Beginning on the night (UTC-6:00) of April 17, 2022, a ransomware attack began against nearly 30 institutions of the government of Costa Rica, including its Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT), the National Meteorological Institute, state internet service provider RACSA, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (Caja Costarricense de ...

  4. Avianca Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .avianca .com. Avianca Costa Rica S.A., using callsign as LACSA ( Spanish: Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses S.A. ), minority owned by the Synergy Group, is the national airline of Costa Rica and is based in San José. It operates international scheduled services to over 35 destinations in Central, North and South America.

  5. San José, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    San José ( Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and ...

  6. Tourism in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Description and key statistics. Costa Rica stands as the most visited nation in the Central American region, with 3.14 million foreign visitors in 2019. During the same year, El Salvador was ranked second in the region with 1.77 million, followed by Panama and Guatemala with 1.75 million visitors each.

  7. List of volcanoes in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    List of volcanoes in Guatemala; List of volcanoes in Honduras; ... Volcanes de Costa Rica I This page was last edited on 17 January 2024, at ...

  8. Transport in Guatemala - Wikipedia

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    Transportation in Guatemala includes roads, waterways, airports and a short cross-border rail line from Mexico. The Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure, and Housing oversees the planning, maintenance and development of infrastructure and transport systems. [1] The General Directorate of Roads is responsible for the planning, design and ...

  9. Bus transport in Central America - Wikipedia

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    Bus transport in Central America. Buses in Antigua, Guatemala. A bus on the Managua-Granada road, Nicaragua. Bus transport in Central America is a major mode of transport and important in commerce in the area, as personal automobiles and rail transport are less common than in some wealthy nations. The buses are often called by the Spanish terms ...