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ANCIENT HISTORY
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First settlersThe presence of humans in the Americas was a much later phenomenon than on other continents. The first humans are barely dated to around 40,000 to 50,000 BC, and some even suggest a later date. In any case, the concentration of ice over... |
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PRE-COLUMBIAN HISTORY OF COSTA RICA
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The pre-Columbian history of Costa Rica extends from the establishment of the first settlers until the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas.Archaeological evidence allows us to date the arrival of the first humans to Costa Rica to between ... |
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XXI CENTURY
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The country's entry to the twenty-first century has been marked by a questioning of their democratic model. The judicial corruption and illicit enrichment that followed three former presidents, Rafael Angel Calderon Fournier and Miguel Angel Rodrigue... |
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TWENTIETH CENTURY
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Costa Rica has avoided whenever possible, much of the violence that has plagued Central America. Since the late nineteenth century, only two periods of violence have marked on its democratic development. In 1917, Federico Tinoco Granados ruled as a d... |
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ECONOMIC GROWTH
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Coffee was first planted in Costa Rica in the early 19th century and was first shipped to Europe in 1843, soon becoming Costa Rica's first major export. Coffee production would remain Costa Rica's principal source of wealth well into the 20th century... |
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DEMOCRACY
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An era of peaceful democracy in Costa Rica began in 1889 with elections considered the first truly free and honest ones in the country's history.Costa Rica has avoided much of the violence that has plagued much of Central America. Since the late nine... |
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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF CENTRAL AMERICA
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Costa Rica joined other Central American provinces in 1821 in a joint declaration of independence from Spain. After a brief time in the Mexican Empire of AgustÃn de Iturbide and Mexican Empire) Costa Rica became a state in the Federal Republic of Ce... |
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EARLY HISTORY
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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 s... |
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HISTORY OF COSTA RICA
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The 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 cro... |
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