I’m a Celebrity

For those of you that want to see Costa Rica up front and personal, check out the new reality series “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Outta Here!”This season takes place in the jungles of Costa Rica.  Not really an example where you might buy property and build a house, but definitely and first hand view of the beauty that lies in the Costa Rican jungles.

This is the low down; A group of B-list celebrities is stranded in Costa Rica, with their fate in the hands of viewers in this retooling of the British reality show. The celebrities compete in survival-themed challenges to earn extra food, supplies and luxury items, and viewers vote them off the show one by one.

Although former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich had been asked to take part in the new season on NBC, a judge refused him permission to leave the country while awaiting trial on corruption charges. The last… Read more celebrity standing wins cash to be donated to his or her favorite charity.

Although I am not a fan of reality shows, ones like this always catch my eye.  I started watching “Eco Challenge”, one of the original reality shows (more reality than drama) about ten years ago and am watching I’m a Celebrity and Expedition Africa this year because alot cannot be faked in these forums.

The Seven Provinces of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is composed of 7 provinces, which are further divided into 81 cantons.

Each canton is led by a mayor who is democratically elected every four years.

Each canton is further divided into districts.

The seven provinces of Costa Rica are:

 

Alajuela

Cartago

Guanacaste

Heredia

Limón

Puntarenas

San José

Experience Costa Rica

Costa Rica, known officially as the Republic of Costa Rica, is a beautiful country in Central America.

It is south of Nicaragua, west and north of Panama, and near both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

It has 802 miles of coastline. Its total size is about the same as West Virginia (one of the US States.)

It has beautiful lands, and is divided into seven provinces.