{"id":112210,"date":"2026-07-09T13:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=112210"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:23:50","slug":"costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Costa Rica Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India and Costa Rica held the first joint economic and trade committee meeting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Costa Rica<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a small <\/span><b>country located in Central America.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordered By:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by<\/span><b> Nicaragua to the north<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Panama <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the <\/span><b>south.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Borders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To <\/span><b>the west<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it meets the <\/span><b>Pacific Ocean,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and to the <\/span><b>east lies the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/caribbean-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Caribbean Sea<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> San Jose<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Costa Rica<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain Ranges:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Central Valley has impressive mountain ranges, which include the <\/span><b>Cordillera Volcanica<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north and the <\/span><b>Cordillera de Talamanca<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Volcanoes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Arenal Volcano, the Po\u00e1s Volcano, and the Iraz\u00fa Volcano.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The country&#8217;s highest point, <\/span><b>Mount Chirrip\u00f3,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lies in the Cordillera de Talamanca and reaches a staggering height of 12,536 feet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b> <b>Lake Arenal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the country&#8217;s largest lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Reventaz\u00f3n River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Pours into the Caribbean Sea), <\/span><b>Tempisque, the Sierpe,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>the San Juan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (forms a natural border with Nicaragua).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It consists of copper, manganese, gold, magnetite and bauxite.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2282288&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Costa Rica is a small country located in Central America. 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