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 crowd of local Carib Indians paddled out in canoes and greeted his crew warmly. Later, the golden bands that the region's inhabitants wore in their noses and ears would inspire the Spaniard Gil Gonzalez Davila to name the country Costa Rica, or Rich Coast.
Costa Rica is an absolute paradise in matters of beaches.
The coastline has a length of over 1800 km with a never-ending
variety of beaches for any possible taste. There are rocky and
stony beaches, sandy beaches with white, gray, bluish black, tan,
and pink colored sand. From Playa Avellanas to Playa Vuelta
del Sur, and any name in between, from the Pacific to the
Atlantic / Caribbean, Costa Rica offers an almost infinite number
of beaches for tourist enjoyment.Come to surf, swim, snorkel,
SCUBA dive, or just relax in the warm, tropical sun.
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