| Latvia Album |
| Rica, Latvia panoramic from St Peter's church |
| The border from Lithuania into Latvia |
| The Rica Walking Tour PDF includes the House of Blackbeards. It was a society of businessmen in which they could trust each other to do business. |
| The Nouveau Architecture PDF has many buildings in Rica using that style of building. This is the Russian Embassy. |
| The two Occupation Museums PDFs are a historical account of the oppression the people of Latvia have endured. |
| Latvia has a population of 2 million and is 1/4 the size of Colorado. The country first got it's independence in 1918. That lasted until 1939 when the Soviet Union took over this small country with the occupation lasting until 1991. Latvia is a member of the EU and has a flat tax of 26% for Social Security, Medical care and Income taxes. It also has a VAT tax of 21%. |
| The Rica Walking Tour PDF is a tour of Old Town Rica. |
| The Baltic Chain PDF is about the protest against the Soviets in 1989. See the video. |
| Description of a Soviet prisoner of life in the Gulag! |
| Receipt showing 21% VAT tax. |