Costa Rica throughout the Ages

While Costa Rica, or “Rich Coast,” received its name from the Spaniard Gil Gonzalez Davila who was inspired by all of the gold jewelry worn by the inhabitants, the land was actually brought to the Europe’s attention through Christopher Columbus in 1502 who discovered Costa Rica on his way to his final voyage to the New World.

Before his arrival, civilization had thrived in Costa Rica for nearly 10,000 years. Though the indigenous people numbered only a few hundred thousand, they were firmly rooted in the land and had built a great civilization. Archeological finds have proven that the civilization was very advanced. In fact, ruins of a large city complete with aqueducts have been found east of San Jose. Exquisite and sophisticated gold and jade jewelry View the rest of this article