1. Costa Rica History Past And Present Time Costa Rica history, brief description of most important events past and present time. http://knowaboutcostarica.com/Costa_Rica_History.html

KNOW ABOUT COSTA RICA TRAVEL SERVICES Main Navigation Home About Us Costa Rica Hotels Arenal Hotels ... Sitemap Costa Rica History Home COSTA RICA HISTORY Costa Rica Elections. Laura Chinchilla from the PLN party is elected as the first female president of Costa Rica. The former Costa Rican president, Rafael Angel Calderón Fournier (1990 – 1994), was sentenced to five years in prison and a half-million-dollar fine. January: Earthquake in Cinchona, Sarapiqui de Heredia, (6.2 Richter scale) causes approximately 23 deaths, 17 disappeared people, 400 houses destroyed and more of $100 millions in infrastructure damages. Strikes, highway blockades and massive marches against CAFTA in Costa Rica. Referendum (October 07) to vote whether or not Costa Rica should adopt the DR-CAFTA (Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement), already implemented in the other countries since 2006. The DR-CAFTA is approved by a narrow vote margin. Oscar Arias who was already president of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 is reelected president (2006 – 2010) by a narrow margin. Creation of new immigration law to impose a criminal penalty on those involved in illegal immigrant trafficking.

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Country Ranks Introduction Geography People ... Feedback Costa Rica History http://workmall.com/wfb2001/costa_rica/costa_rica_history.html Source: US State Department In 1502, on his fourth and last voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus made the first European landfall in the area. Settlement of Costa Rica began in 1522. For nearly three centuries, Spain administered the region as part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala under a military governor. The Spanish optimistically called the country "Rich Coast." Finding little gold or other valuable minerals in Costa Rica, however, the Spanish turned to agriculture. The small landowners' relative poverty, the lack of a large indigenous labor force, the population's ethnic and linguistic homogeneity, and Costa Rica's isolation from the Spanish colonial centers in Mexico and the Andes all contributed to the development of an autonomous and individualistic agrarian society. An egalitarian tradition also arose. This tradition survived the widened class distinctions brought on by the 19th-century introduction of banana and coffee cultivation and consequent accumulations of local wealth. Costa Rica joined other Central American provinces in 1821 in a joint declaration of independence from Spain. Although the newly independent provinces formed a Federation, border disputes broke out among them, adding to the region's turbulent history and conditions. Costa Rica's northern Guanacaste Province was annexed from Nicaragua in one such regional dispute. In 1838, long after the Central American Federation ceased to function in practice, Costa Rica formally withdrew and proclaimed itself sovereign.

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COSTA RICA T he first European explorer to encounter Costa Rica was the Great Navigator himself, Christopher Columbus. The day was September 18, 1502, and Columbus was making his fourth and final voyage to the New World. As he was setting anchor off shore, a crowd of local Carib Indians paddled out in canoes and greeted his crew warmly. Later, the golden bands that the region's inhabitants wore in their noses and ears would inspire the Spaniard Gil Gonzalez Davila to name the country Costa Rica , or Rich Coast. Archaeologists now know that civilization existed in Costa Rica for thousands of years before the arrival of Columbus, and evidence of human occupation in the region dates back 10,000 years. Among the cultural mysteries left behind by the area's pre-Columbian inhabitants are thousands of perfectly spherical granite bolas that have been found near the west coast. The sizes of these inimitable relics range from that of a baseball to that of a Volkswagen bus. Ruins of a large, ancient city complete with aqueducts were recently found east of San Jose, and some marvelously sophisticated gold and jade work was being wrought in the southwest as far back as 1,000 years ago. Some archeological sites in the central highlands and Nicoya peninsula have shown evidence of influence from the Mexican Olmec and Nahuatl civilizations. By the time Columbus arrived, there were four major indigenous tribes living in Costa Rica. The east coast was the realm of the Caribs, while the Borucas, Chibchas, and Diquis resided in the southwest. Only a few hundred thousand strong to begin with, none of these peoples lasted long after the dawn of Spanish colonialism. Some fled, while many others perished from the deadly smallpox brought by the Spaniards. Having decimated the indigenous labor force, the Spanish followed a common policy and brought in African slaves to work the land. Seventy thousand of their descendants live in Costa Rica today, and the country is known for good relations among races. Regrettably, only 1 percent of Costa's Rica's 3 million people are of indigenous heritage. An overwhelming 98 percent of the country is white, and those of Spanish descent call themselves

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Costa Rica History Costa Rica history is as diverse as its ecology ... Costa Rica Sights Costa Rica Itinerary Travel Costa Rica with a great itinerary that you research on i-Travel Costa Rica or use one of ours ... Travel Costa Rica Itinerary Travel Costa Rica Tips Travel Costa Rica tips include vacation ideas and destination descriptions ... Travel Costa Rica Tips Costa Rica History Costa Rica's history is unique in Central America, because Costa Rica is a nation that shares the same colonial history as its neighbors. Yet, Costa Rica has managed to rise above the problems of poverty and dictatorship of its neighbors and has an enduring democracy with a strong commitment to "green economics" and peace. Arrival of Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus arrived on September 18, 1502, while making his fourth and final voyage to the New World. He anchored off shore and the local Carib Indians sent two young girls in canoes to greet him. Five major cultural groups existed in Costa Rica when the Spaniards arrived. The Spanish named these groups the Carib. The indigenous group in this region wore golden bands in their noses and ears and this is what inspired Gil Gonzalez Davila to name the country Costa Rica or Rich Coast.

6. History Of Costa Rica - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia List of Presidents of Costa Rica; History of the west coast of North America; External links. History of the Republic of Costa Rica from Costa Rica Handbook by Christopher Baker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Costa_Rica

History of Costa Rica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding reliable references . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (June 2006) Contents Early history Spanish colonization Federal Republic of Central America Democracy ... edit Early history Main article: Pre-Columbian history of Costa Rica Pre-Columbian Ceramics from Nicoya, Costa Rica In Pre-Columbian times the Native Americans in what is now Costa Rica were part of a cultural complex known as the "Intermediate Area," between the Mesoamerican and Andean cultural regions. The northwest of the country, the Nicoya Peninsula , was the southernmost point of Nahuatl cultural influence when the Spanish conquerors ( conquistadores ) came in the sixteenth century. The central and southern portions of the country had Chibcha influences. However, the indigenous people have influenced modern Costa Rican culture to a relatively small degree, as most of these died from diseases such as smallpox and mistreatment by the Spaniards.

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8. Costa Rica: History, Geography, Government, And Culture — Infoplease.com Learn about the history, geography and culture of Costa Rica and find statistical and demographic information. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107430.html

Site Map FAQ in All Infoplease Almanacs Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Spelling Checker Daily Almanac for Nov 14, 2010 Search White Pages Skip Navigation Home American Indian Heritage Month ... games, quizzes Editor's Favorites American Indian Heritage Month Veterans Day Most Corrupt Countries in the World Infoplease's Facebook page ... DK Daily Teach Search: Infoplease Info search tips Search: Biographies Bio search tips Share World Countries ... Costa Rica Costa Rica Next Map of Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica President: Laura Chinchilla (2010) Land area: 19,560 sq mi (50,660 sq km); total area: 19,730 sq mi (51,100 sq km) Population (2010 est.): 4,516,220 (growth rate: 1.3%); birth rate: 16.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 9.7/1000; life expectancy: 77.5; density per sq km: 82 Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Monetary unit: Index Costa Rica Main Page Nobel Peace Prize Winner Again Gains Presidency Republic of Costa Rica Geography This Central American country lies between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. Its area slightly exceeds that of Vermont and New Hampshire combined. It has a narrow Pacific coastal region. Cocos Island (10 sq mi; 26 sq km), about 300 mi (483 km) off the Pacific Coast, is under Costa Rican sovereignty. Government Democratic republic.

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Travel Insurance Travel Guide Canopy Restaurants ... Fun Stuff Los Piratas Bay Costa Rica history: Manuel Antonio Quepos pirates Pirates of the Quepos Coast pirates costa rica henry morganSir Francis Drake, William Dampier, Sir Henry Morgan—flamboyant British pirates such as these have endowed Costa Rica's Central Pacific coast with one of the richest pirate histories in the Americas. Perhaps the most intriguing tale from the Quepos and Manuel Antonio area recounts Henry Morgan's final act of piracy, the sacking of Panama. Panama was the richest city in the world during the Spanish Conquest. All the gold and all the jewels from North and South America were shipped to this centrally situated port on the Pacific. From there it was pack-muled across the isthmus to the Caribbean side and loaded onto great galleons bound for Spain. When Morgan sacked Portobello on the Caribbean around 1670, he boldly told survivors he would return in a year to loot Panama. The Spanish, upon hearing the news, burned all the villages and destroyed all the fruit trees in Panama in order to deprive Morgan's army of shelter and food. The also amassed nearly 4,000 fighters to defend the heavily fortified city, and encircled it with forts and cannons The Sacking of Panama: This was a smart move, because Morgan did travel back to Panama right on schedule in 1671 with an army of 2,000 cutthroats who had disembarked from a fleet of 37 ships on the Caribbean coast and marched across the isthmus. Despite their state of exhaustion and near starvation, Morgan's crew defeated the Spanish in a three-day battle and looted the city of all the treasure they could find.

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History by Christopher Baker Home Travel Costa Rica ... CR Handbook : One Article PRE-COLUMBIAN ERA COLONIAL ERA The First Arrivals When Columbus anchored his storm-damaged vessel in the Bay of Cariari on his fourth voyage to the New World, he was welcomed and treated with great hospitality. The coastal Indians sent out two girls, "the one about eight, the other about 14 years of age," Columbus's son Ferdinand recorded. "The girls . . . always looked cheerful and modest. So the Admiral gave them good usage. . ." In his Lettera Rarissima to the Spanish king, Columbus gave a different tale of events: "As soon as I got there they sent right out two girls, all dressed up; the elder was hardly eleven, the other seven, both behaving with such lack of modesty as to be no better than whores. As soon as they arrived, I gave orders that they be presented with some of our trading truck and sent them directly ashore." In 1506, Ferdinand of Spain sent a governor, Diego de Nicuesa, to colonize the Atlantic coast of Veragua. He got off to a bad start by running aground off the coast of Panama and was forced to march north, enduring a welcome that was less hospitable than that of Columbus. Antagonized Indian bands used guerrilla tactics to slay the strangers and willingly burnt their own crops to deny them food. Nicuesa set the tone for future expeditions by foreshortening his own cultural lessons with the musket ball. Things seemed more promising when an expedition under Gil Gonzalez Davila set off from Panama in 1522 to settle the region. It was Davila's expedition, given quantities of gold, that nicknamed the land Costa Rica, the "Rich Coast."

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Skip to Navigation Community Request a Catalog blog ... e-newsletter Search this site: Overview itinerary hotels wine and food ... SAVE TO FAVORITE TRIPS Costa Rica History Costa Rica has a surface area of 51,100 square kilometers and borders the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west, with a total of 1290km of coastline. Costa Rica is comprised of several islands, protects 23% of its national lands through the Protected Areas System, and possesses the greatest density of species in the world. The capital city, San Jose de Costa Rica, is located in the San Jose province. Because Costa Rica is located between nine to ten degrees north of the Equator, the climate is tropical year round. Costa Rica's seasons are defined by how much it rains during a particular period and not to the four seasons in the Northern Hemisphere. The year can be split into two periods, the dry season known to the residents as summer, and the rainy season, known locally as winter. The "summer" or dry season goes from December to April, and "winter" or rainy season goes from May to November. "

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Costa Rica History Costa Rica is a paradise for tourists, besides the well developed tourism infrastructure, Costa Rica offers a well established system of protected areas for nature lovers, a great variety of adventures for everyone and two oceans with hundreds of exotic beaches... Costa Rica Costa Rica News Costa Rica Map Costa Rica Directory Costa Rica Media Costa Rica Gallery Costa Rica Brochures Costa Rica Posters Ask for a FREE QUOTE! Click here! Costa Rica is one of the best and safest countries to live in the world Get a brand new perfect smile! Click here! Costa Rica History Article Index Costa Rica History Page 2 Page 3 Page 1 of 3 60 million years ago... ...the actual territory of Costa Rica did not even exist. It was during the 3rd Period when the ocean floor folded and pushed a mountain range above sea level. This mountain range set up a land bridge between two continental masses, and during a period of formidable volcanic activity, which is still perceivable, the Central American Isthmus was formed. Between 12,000 and 8,000 years B.C.E...

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Home Costa Rica History Select a language: Deutsch Italiano Nederlands Note: Automatic translation, may be inaccurate Private Reserve Cruise About Us Costa Rica Weddings ... Contact Us Costa Rica History Geography Climate Services ... Costa Rica Map Costa Rica History Pre-Conquest Areas of Archaeological Interest The Greater Nicoya Area has recently been the focus of archaeological study. This area, still note-worthy today for its pottery, has left workers with a wealth of ceramics, stonework and jade which have provided excellent insights into the pre-Columbian peoples who lived here. Although it is almost certain that people living in Central America prior ro 20,000 B.C., the first definite evidence (in the form of ceramics) is dated to about 2,000 B.C., which corresponds to what is called Period III by archaeologists. Period IV (from 1,000 B.C. to 500 A.D.) was characterized by the establishment of villages and of social hierarchies, and development of jade production. Ceramics and jade from Mayan areas indicate the influence of other peoples through trade. Diquis Spheres But of all the existing remnants of pre-Columbian culture, none are more mysterious than the stone spheres of the Diquis region. This region covers the southern half of Costa Rica. Dotted throughout the area are perfectly shaped spheres of granite, some as large as a tall person and others as small as a grapefruit. They can be seen in the Museo Nacional and various parks and gardens in San José, as well as throughout the Diquis region. Some have been found, undisturbed for centuries, on the Isla del Caño, 20 kms west of the southern Pacific coast. Who carved these enigmatic orbs? What was their purpose? How did they get to Isla del Caño? No one has the answers to these questions. The puzzling granite spheres of southern Costa Rica serve to underscore how little we know and understand the pre-Columbian cultures of the region.

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Principal Home Costa Rica Guides: Costa Rica History Quick Menu *Site Map* Home Web Sites Guide Cities Fishing Gastronomy General Info History National Parks Our Routes Postcards Provinces Touristic Regions Web www.guiascostarica.com Gastronomy History General Information Volcanoes ... Tourist Regions COSTA RICA HISTORY Pre-Columbian Period Discovery First Stage of the Conquest Government of Cartago ... The Governor THE PRE-COLUMBIAN PERIOD At the time of its discovery. America's territory was populated by different groups of native peoples, whose population is calculated to have been around 400.000 studs. These were divided into kingdoms, grouped basically into Itvo great areas of culturul influence. On one side there was "Meso-America" (Mayans and Aztec), and on the other, the South American cultures. Costa Rica was characterized by being the point where the two cultural traditions came together. This made our country the crossroads of culture and commerce, which explains the great cultural variety and richness to be found in such a small territorial space. Another of Costa Rica's characteristics is the relatively small size of its infrastructures. This is due to the fact that the territory did not belong directly to any of the major kingdoms. One could say that it was an unconquered land, as far as the great indigenous kingdoms are concerned. Its population was distributed in small hamlets or tribes, while the region of Meso-American influence was a bit more stratified with well-established settlements and with important population concentrations (several hundreds).

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Home Volunteer Costa Rica Donating ... Contact Costa Rica History For more than 12,000 years, different indigenous groups such as the Chorotega inhabited the lush territory, which now makes up Costa Rica. In 1502, during his fourth voyage, Christopher Columbus arrived in the village of Cariari (now Puerto Limon) and encountered natives swathed in Gold Jewelry. It is said that he named the land Costa Rica (translated in English: Rich Coast) because of the promise of gold. However, it was not until 1560 that the first Spanish settlement, consisting mainly of adventurous pioneers, was established. Then in 1821, along with the rest of the Central American countries, Costa Rica declared its independence from Spain. Coffee and banana cultivation became the countries most important economic activities and main source of income. In 1948 the country abolished its military, investing its scarce resources in education and public health instead. This contributed to the country's remarkable social indicators, especially literacy rates and life expectancy. Today, more than 25 percent of the country territory is protected as National Parks and a main attraction for visitors from all over the world. Eco tourists, adventure tourists, nature lovers, birdwatchers and researchers come to Costa Rica to enjoy its great biodiversity and natural beauty. Furthermore, the country has beautiful beaches and active volcanoes and hot springs that attract tourist looking for relaxation. Learn more about our work in Costa Rica

20. Costa Rica History | History Of Costa Rica Read this for a general Costa Rica history lesson. Learn about the country's path towards its present day position as the most successful country in Central America. http://www.travelcostaricaonline.com/costa-rica-history.html

Costa Rica History When most tourists think of Costa Rica, history is not the first thing that comes to mind. Instead they conjure up images of pristine beaches , tropical wildlife, and rainforest covered mountainsides. While all of these images are real and available to any traveler eager to make the journey, this paradise of flora and fauna does not reflect the story of Costa Rica history . To truly appreciate all the facets of this Central American country, one must look back in time, all the way to a time before this beautiful land turned into a country, a time when up to 400,000 native people flourished in the jungles of present day Costa Rica, the most developed of all the countries in Central America. Prior to Christopher Columbus first landing near today's Puerto Limon , it is estimated that approximately 400,000 native people roamed the rainforests and mountains, organized into smaller tribes. Evidence suggests that these civilizations worshiped at an ancient ceremonial center that featured an aqueduct, decorative gold, and paved streets. And although this portion of Costa Rica history was not officially documented, recent discoveries of intricately carved grinding stones, beautiful jade jewelry and carefully painted terra-cotta objects indicate a highly skilled and evolved society. Perhaps it was these discoveries that prompted Columbus to refer to this region as la costa rica , or "the rich coast."

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