Globe Trekker: Costa Rica and Nicaragua
True or False?
______1. Costa Rica and Nicaragua share a common border.
______2. During Neil’s visit, a national election is taking place.
______3. Neil finds a hotel room in San José for only $20.
______4. Neil dances “Cumbia” instead of “Merengue.”
______5. Costa Rica really has no poverty at all.
______6. Paul takes Neil touring by motorcycle.
______7. Neil kisses a tarantula.
______8. Neil pets a poisonous snake.
______9. Neil doesn’t sight a quetzal bird in the wild.
_____ 10. Volcán Arenal is dormant or inactive.
_____ 11. Neil lassoes a goat and clips its ear.
_____ 12. Neil gets to dance with the rodeo queen.
_____ 13. There’s no beach at Montezuma.
_____ 14. Crocodiles are unknown in Costa Rica.
_____ 15. Neil takes a taxi from San José to the Nicaragua border.
_____ 16. In the past, Nicaragua has endured years of civil war.
_____ 17. “El Castillo” is the only castle in Central America.
_____ 18. Neil drinks from a “water tree.”
_____ 19. Lake Nicaragua is the largest in Central America, but it only has
four islands.
_____ 20. Nicaragua’s national sport is soccer.
_____ 21. The island of Solentiname is famous for its painter-artists.
_____ 22. Nicaragua is an important producer of cigars.
_____ 23. Since the devastating earthquake, the city center of Managua has
been completely restored and rebuilt.
_____ 24. Mariachi music actually originated in Nicaragua, not Mexico.
_____ 25. In 1990, civil war came to an end with the first democratic
elections in Nicaragua.
_____ 26. In January the festival of San Sebastian is celebrated in Diriamba.
_____ 27. Neil climbs Volcán Masaya, which constantly emits sulfur gas.
_____ 28. Neil says that the people of Costa Rica are more open and likeable
than the people in Nicaragua.