Manufacturing

Although manufacturing plays a small role in Costa Rica’s economy, it has a wide range of industries and businesses, such as electronic, textile, plastics and chemicals, machinery, and assembly, and much more. Most of the industries are found in San Jose, which is the capital city of Costa Rica. With hydroelectricity being the only source of power, there is a low purchasing for it.

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Surprisingly, Cost Rica is also one main manufacturer of baseball. Despite the fact the baseball is hardly played in Costa Rica, one of its known factories measures over 54,000 meters squared and has over 600 people workers. The factory makes sporting clothing and baseballs all by hand.