A Ticket Around the World

A Ticket Around the World — page 3
Costa Rica iBuenos dias This means good day in Spanish I traveled to Costa Rica to visit my friend Alberto Costa Rica is a small country in Central America with over 4 5 million people It's famous for its tropical rain forests active volcanoes and misty cloud forests Howler monkeys iguanas and sea turtles are just some of the amazing wildlife that live here Alberto is a tico a nickname Costa Rican boys and men give themselves Girls and women are known as ticas Most ticos and ticas speak Spanish but some groups still speak indigenous or native languages ALAJUELA iguana SAN JOSÉ O FILE HIL sea turtles Costa Rica has two seasons a rainy season and a dry season March and April are the hottest months of the year Alberto lives on a farm near the city of Alajuela with his dad brother and abuela grandma There are mountains all around Alberto's farm and cows roam freely in the countryside His family grows fruits and vegetables that they sell at street markets or small shops in nearby towns San Jose the country's capital is only an hour away car