2. This is one of the nature reflective sides of a Costa Rican Island.

3. Religion: Catholicism ( Roman Catholic) Language: Spanish Currency: Costa Rican Colon (0.0019 of U.S. Dollar) Population: 4.872 million __________________ Important Holidays  St. Joseph’s Day~March 19  Juan Santamaria Day~ April 11  Labor Day~ May 1  Corpus Christi~ June 4  Chicken Creole Fair~June18,19,20  Virgin De Los Angeles Day~ August 2  Mother’s Day~ August 15  Independence Day~ September 15

4. Cartago City  City was the first capital of Costa Rica  24 kilometers south of San José  Found in 1563,whole city destroyed and abandoned in 1823  Always attacked by earth quake  Had beautiful stone bridges, wooden houses, and a huge Romanesque  In 1910 an immense earthquake ravaged Cartago and destroyed the cathedral

5.  Date  Departure and Arrival Time  Airports  Airline  Sat, Jan 10  Depart: 06:30pm  Arrive: 06:25pm next day  Charlotte (CLT) to  San Jose Juan Santamaria Airport (SJO)  Air Canada - 1 Stop1 Stop  Flight 7925 / Flight 1806  Flight 7925 operated by AIR CANADA EXPRESS - JAZZ  Flight 1806 operated by AIR CANADA ROUGE  Thu, Jan 15  Depart: 05:00pm  Arrive: 05:58pm next day  San Jose Juan Santamaria Airport (SJO) to  Charlotte (CLT)  Hotels  Real InterContinental Costa Rica at Multiplaza Mall  4.5 stars 4.5 stars  Prospero Fernandez Hwy Escazu, San Jose, 1000, Costa Rica, ‎ 1-866-539-7280 ‎  $227  Key facts  Hotel size  This hotel has 372 rooms  This hotel is arranged over 8 floors  Arriving/leaving  Check-in time starts at 2 PM  Check-out time is noon  Express check-out  Required at check in  Credit card or cash deposit required  Government-issued photo ID required