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Printable version; In other projects ... Costa Rica: Province: ... Garabito is a canton in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [2] [3] ...
Garabito statue in the Garabito Canton City Hall. The empire, domain or lordship of King Garabito was a vast territory controlled by Huetar King Garabito and that extended through most of the Central Valley of Costa Rica from the Virilla River (natural border with the also Huetar but smaller Señorío del Guarco) in modern San José to the Atlantic Slope in what is now the north of the country ...
The Western Huetar Kingdom, also called Lordship of Garabito, Kingdom of Garabito or Cacicazgo of Garabito, was an Amerindian nation located in Costa Rica. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was one of the two great indigenous kingdoms of the central part of the country , the other was the Eastern Huetar Kingdom or Lordship of El Guarco .
Jacó (Spanish pronunciation:) is a district of the Garabito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Jacó has a black sand beach that is 4 km (2.5 mi) long and is popular among surfers.
Printable version; In other projects ... Tárcoles is a district of the Garabito canton, in the Puntarenas province of Costa Rica. [1] [2]
Garabito is perhaps, along with Pablo Presbere, the best known of the indigenous kings of Costa Rica, mainly because he was the one who most resisted the conquest of the country by the Spaniards in the 16th century. Many legends have been woven around his figure, highlighting his fierce and untamed character. [1]
The capital is Puntarenas.The province covers an area of 11,266 square kilometres (4,350 sq mi), and has a population of 410,929. [2] It is subdivided into 11 cantons.For administrative purposes, the island Isla del Coco, 500 kilometres (310 mi) offshore in the Pacific Ocean, is considered a part of this province.
The Huetar language seems to have been a lingua franca that was spoken or at least understood by most of the communities that inhabited the Costa Rican territory in the 16th century, especially in the Central Valley and the river basin Virilla and Grande de Tárcoles until its mouth in the Pacific. As common characteristics of these communities ...