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Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
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About Puntaarenas

Puntarenas is the capital and biggest city in the Province of Puntarenas, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Puntarenas changed into located with the aid of Gil Gonzalez Davila in 1522. Despite using the Gulf of Nicoya as an entryway to Costa Rica's inland territory, the port of Puntarenas was no longer evolved till 1840 when coffee manufacturing in the highlands reached exportable volumes.

In 1845 the Congress of the Republic d Puntarenas an obligation-free port. Originally, the espresso become delivered to the port in oxcarts via a path through the mountains. In 1859, a stretch of railway tune become finished among Puntarenas and the town of Esparza one of the United States of America’s earliest Spanish settlements, based in 1574. Eventually, the railway changed into constructed all the way through to San José and provider turned into inaugurated in 1910. There are a few 100.000 populations in the city and surrounding neighborhoods. It's Pacific Ocean seashores attract many travelers, especially surfers. It is likewise a likely stopover factor for the vacationer vacation spot Monteverde, to the northwest.

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