Calling on Costa Rica (1947)

This travelogue of Costa Rica the second smallest of the American republics starts at San Jose Airport Transportation is key within the country boasting among the best roads in the world San Jose itself is the capital a small city of about 70000 with many recreational areas in its suburbs Heading out of the city we come to an orchid farm there being said to be more varieties of the plant in Costa Rica than anywhere else in the world Next we move to the volcanic mountains the range within Costa Rica which contains the largest crater in the world We then move to the farmland with coffee and bananas being the primary agricultural export crops