Top Tico-Nica trivia

Did you know...

...that at 7am each morning, all Costa Rican radio stations play the National Anthem?

...that Nicaragua once had an American President. In 1856 William Walker, an American, declared himself President and tried to turn Nicaragua into a slave state for the United States?

...that in 2007 Costa Rica planted more than 5 million new trees – that’s 1.25 for each person!

...that Lake Nicaragua houses the world's only freshwater sharks known as Nicaraguan shark?

...that the traditional breakfast here in both Costa Rica and Nicaragua is Gallo Pinto, which is rice and beans fried with spices? The name means ‘painted rooster’

...that 25% of Costa Rica is designated as National Parks and reserves?

...that there are six active volcanoes in Nicaragua and five in Costa Rica?

...that Costa Rica is home to over 850 species of bird?



...that Nicaragua’s favourite sport is baseball?

...that Costa Ricans call themselves 'Ticos' and Nicaraguans 'Nicas'