10 Words you associate with the country mentioned

10.There are only two seasons in Costa Rica- the rainy season and the dry season. The dry season lasts from December to May. The rainy season lasts from June to November.

Latvia

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I thought they are naturally formed, the way we see formation of smooth pables in river- bed, because of friction of water flow.

2. Riga Black Balsam is a traditional Latvian herbal liqueur made with many different natural ingredients and with an alcohol content of 45%. The recipe was developed by Abrahams Kunce, a pharmacist and blacksmith, in the 18th century. The liqueur is a remedy for many ailments of the respiratory and digestive system, colds, headaches etc.

4. World’s tallest women

Latvia is famous for having some of the world’s tallest women. In fact, Latvia has held the title for many years — although, they’ve actually been knocked off the perch of world’s tallest this year (2022). 

According to the most recent statistics, the nations with the tallest women in descending order are the Netherlands (where women stand at an average of 170.36cm or 5ft 7), Montenegro (169.96cm or 5ft 7), Estonia (168.66cm or 5ft 6) and Bosnia And Herzegovina (167.47cm or 5ft 6)

The average Latvian woman stands at 168.81cm (5ft 6) and the average Latvian man is 181.17cm or 5ft 11).

6. Gutman's Cave is the largest cave in Latvia and it's formed from the sandstone rock of the Gauja river bank.
There are a few legends about it. One says a good man used to live there and he healed people with the spring water, so it's believed that the spring water has healing properties.
The other legend, a tragic one, says there used to be a beautiful woman Maija who was in love with a gardener Viktor. However, there was another man who was in love with her. She rejected him, so he kidnapped and imprisoned her in the cave, where she used to meet with Viktor, to kill her. She was wearing a scarf she got from her beloved, so Viktor was accused of murder, however, he was found innocent after the real killer committed suicide.

8. Maizes Zupa

If you too wondered why latvians love dark rye bread so much, bread soup is one of the answers. It’s a marvelous Latvian dessert that isn’t too sweet and won’t leave you with a toothache.

Latvian moms in the past had to make sure of that because there weren’t many dentists in the countryside. However, they loved their kids too much and still wanted to make them a treat after dinner.

What they came up with is maizes supa or Latvian rye bread soup (or is it rye bread pudding?) We love gathering berries and drying fruits for recipes just like this one. So, we decided to mix things and see what our taste buds say!

You’ll need soggy rye bread, sugar, water, cranberries, dried fruits, cinnamon, and whipped cream. If it seems these things don’t go together, let me tell you…there was nothing tastier during childhood summers in Latvia after playing outside with friends.

10. Europe’s widest waterfall

Latvia is famous for being home to Europe’s widest waterfall, called the Venta Rumba. It measures up to 270 meters, depending on water volume, and is home to a population of flying fish!