COSTA RICA HISTORYModern Costa Rica history begins with a fellow named Christopher Columbus who "discovered" and named it in 1502.Yep. He was the first to discover and make history in this land. . . Except for others. . .
Welcome to our brief history of Costa Rica. Guayabo: The City Lost To Costa Rica HistoryAlong the slopes of magnificent Turrialba Volcano lies a city with marvelously engineered roads and aqueducts that still work today.Though small, it is one of only two places in Central or South America designated as part of the International Heritage of Civil Engineering. The other? Macchu Pichu. And, what do we know about its inhabitants? Virtually nothing. It's the Lost City of Costa Rica history called Guayabo. Ancient Stone Spheres: Disquis Rocks
Today, they're called
Disquis Rocks.
La Negrita: Costa Rica's Patron Saint
For nearly four centuries, she's been a revered part of Costa Rica history. Every second day of August, in a country of a little over four million, hundreds of thousands of the faithful make a pilgrimage to the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles, considered by the Vatican so holy that a visit would expiate all sins. To learn about the The Black Madonna, click La Negrita. The Battle of Santa RosaA century and a half ago, two men, one a brilliant American mercenary who wanted to build a slave-empire in Latin America and another an illegitimate, bald-headed peasant nicknamed "the Porcupine" who simply wanted to be a drummer boy in an army aiming to repel a foreign invader, confronted Manifest Destiny and made history in the Battle of Santa Rosa.The Civil War That Abolished Costa Rica's MilitaryIt's a fascinating story, actually. Surrounded by militant dictators, two longtime political enemies squared off in a Costa Rica civil war that led to the abolition of all armies---even those of the winner!And, years later, both men were so highly revered that they became national heroes. It's a great tale and a part of the wonderful history of Costa Rica. The Pirates of Cocos IslandHalfway between Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands is Cocos Island, one of Costa Rica's Seven Wonders, and a place that Jacques Cousteau declared to be "the most beautiful island in the world."But, long before it became famous as "Jurassic Park", sailors with a certain swagger---Pirates!---buried treasure there. Indeed, to this very day, two famous treasures may still be there. Bonito "Bloody Sword" Benito, by all accounts a nasty swashbuckler buried the huge Devonshire Treasure, click to visit, but, alas, was hanged by the British before he could recover it. But, Bloody Sword wasn't the only pirate to visit the Island. One of His Majesty's most respected captains, William Thompson, decided to leave the Royal Navy and become a pirate when he was tempted by one of the largest treasures in history. This is a good news, bad news story. The bad news is that he, too, met a most unfortunate, untimely end---and the treasure has never been found. The good news is that have a copy of his real pirate map showing where he buried the booty, just click to visit the
Treasure of Lima, click.
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