Geography of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is had practically in the narrowest, not including Panama, a place of Central America (minimum distance between Atlantic and Silent oceans - all 118  km.). It is the most small country after El Salvador from seven states of Central America - its square of all 51,1  thousand sq. km (only on 8 % more than the Moscow range) or approximately 0,0003 % of the square of a planet. It is pressed between the neighbours - Nicaragua from the north and Panama from the south and two oceans - Silent from the West and Atlantic (Caribbean sea) from the east. Last condition is defined by availability enough protjazhennogo marine coast in 1228  the km, which bulk are occupied with delightful beaches.

The Locating of this section of dry matter on a joint of two large oceanic plates, Atlantic and the Coco, has caused formation of the mountain landform formed vulcanic kordilerami with numerous, including acting, by burning mountains. There are also earthquakes. Last has descended in 1993 to epicentre in southeast to a country angle, to the south from the largest city of the Caribbean coast of the Lemon. The raising almost on 1,5  became one of the aftereffects of this cataclysm most clear and appreciable by a simple eye; m of a significant section of a bottom of the Caribbean coast combined by corals. As a result in Lemon neighbourhoods coast-wise it is possible to observe the unique phenomenon - a strip of coral reefs in width from 5 to 20  the m, got out on a surface.

In the middle the countries between vulcanic chains it is had by a plateau which name the Central Valley. It is the most fertile, comfortable for residing region the countries. Therefore it is no wonder, that more than half of all inhabitants of the country it is concentrated here.

In the country it is a lot of the mauntains exceeding 3000  the m, and the highest point of the country - mount CHirripa attains 3820  m above sea level. The majority of ridges (kordiler) is combined by vulcanic deposits, that largely defines character of bedrocks in many regions of the country and even phylum of beaches (combined by black and dark brown sand) on some sections of coasts.

In Costa Rica a lot of short, but the sweeping rivers originating at apexes of burning mountains. Many from them minister attractive tourist installations, in particular for rafting (an alloy on the rivers on inflatable boats).

Despite the small square of the country in Costa Rica are passed round 12  phylums of tropical woods from dry on lowlands to mountain rain, and in these woods it is concentrated to 5 % of a biodiversity of all planet. The richest woods from mahogany, a rose-wood, a balsa and other giants attaining 40-45  m in altitude, give a shelter to huge number of lianas, epiphytes, orchids (over 1200 aspects), mosses, flowers, auks (850  aspects), hexapods, reptiles and mammals. In the country northeast, in region Tortugero beaches - one of the few and the largest place on the Earth where postpone eggs the huge marine tortoises which are under the threat of disappearrance are had.