The relatively little damage from a 7.6 earthquake was due in large part to strict building codes in Costa Rica, a country that has long enjoyed more stability, better governance, and stronger economic development than many of its Central American neighbors.
“We have a culture of concrete and steel,” said a Costa Rican engineer. “Years ago we abandoned building in mud and adobe, something that’s caused a lot of problems and that they’re continuing in other countries.”
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The relatively little damage from a 7.6 earthquake was due in large part to strict building codes in Costa Rica, a country that has long enjoyed more stability, better governance, and stronger economic development than many of its Central American neighbors.
The relatively little damage from a 7.6 earthquake was due in large part to strict building codes in Costa Rica, a country that has long enjoyed more stability, better governance, and stronger economic development than many of its Central American neighbors.
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[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/powerful-quake-rattles-costa-rica-but-little-damage-experts-point-to-depth-building-code/2012/09/06/5bd3f8ea-f898-11e1-a93b-7185e3f88849_story.html
[2] http://www.bdcnetwork.com/sites/default/files/pb-120905-costa-rica-earthquake-jm-01.photoblog900.jpg
