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Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

Timeline of Events

1502

9.18.1502

Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his fourth, and final, voyage.

1821

9.15.1821

Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica jointly declare independence from Spain.

12.1.1821

The first constitution of Costa Rica is issued.

1824

7.25.1824

Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.

10.9.1824

Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica.

1916

11.30.1916

Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

1953

7.7.1953

Ernesto "Che" Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.