Sentence examples similar to river costa from inspiring English sources
Although the border is on the right bank of the river, Costa Rica has the right to navigate it for commercial purposes.
According to the treaty, the right bank of the San Juan river is Costa Rican territory but the river itself is Nicaraguan.
IGARAPÉ DO COSTA, Brazil — Along the rivers of the Amazon rain forest, people still recount legends in which pink dolphins are magical creatures that can turn into men and impregnate women.
By "excavating" three channels in the river and "establishing a military presence on Costa Rican territory, Nicaragua has violated the territory and sovereignty" of its neighbour, the 16-judge panel found.
El Descanso Costa Rica El Descanso, in the Río Grande de Térraba river basin, is run by the Asodint indigenous organisation.
One of the best ways to see Costa Rica's scenery is from a river, where there is little evidence of human presence.
An elegant field experiment shows that some Costa Rican forest birds will use 'riparian' (river margin) corridors to get back home, but they can be picky about corridor quality.
Since 1858 Costa Ricans have been allowed to use the river for commercial ends.
In 1888 Grover Cleveland, then president of America, arbitrated in the dispute and gave a ruling stating that Costa Rica had the right to use the river for commerce but "has not the right of navigation of the river San Juan with vessels of war".
The costa (coast), to the west, is a narrow plain, largely arid except for valleys created by seasonal rivers.
