There is just so much! We saw Grecia and the surrounding country side, rich with coffee plantations and lush views from the mountainous areas we saw. See Grecia, also, take in the Volcano Poas!
A spectacular sight to see the active crater and the older inactive crater in walking distance of it. Great excercise, great sights. Also, in San Jose, several things we saw.
Teatro Nacional with its several rooms along with its auditorium. My wife posed as reigning monarchs in some of the ornate chairs and furniture accessible to us. You might try the hub by me at hubpages.com/hub/Costa-Rica-the-inexpensive.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.