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Liberia, Guanacaste

By: Costaricaindex.com, Tue May 11th, 2010

The province of Guanacaste is a colorful region that boasts an endless supply of mystery and natural beauty. Hike along the eastern coast to discover a chain of majestic volcanoes. Venture inward to explore lush forests and see rare and endangered wildlife. Or head to the western shores of the Pacific to experience some of the finest snorkeling in the world. Within the province of Guanacaste you’ll find the capital city of Liberia, a quaint and expanding city that still boasts colonial charm. With a perfect blend of natural and metropolitan elements, a vacation to Liberia Guanacaste is nothing less than spectacular, and far from forgettable and their Costa Rica Homes For Sale liberia. Liberia is similar to most towns in the plains. Born around a farm and a farm-house and Costa Rica guanacaste Homes For Sale. It was around the eighteenth century, when the village started to take shape at a short distance from the river Liberia, which gave the people the necessary water. A resting place for the long trips between Nicaragua and the towns of Costa Rica ( Bacaces among others ) started growing and already in the 1801 with the so called annexation of Guanacaste, the village counted with 912 habitants of which were 45 of Spanish origin, 47 indigenous, 30 ladinos and 790 mulatos, zambos and pardos. In 1836 there were 1866 inhabitants in Guanacaste and in 1864 there were already 4007 of which 421 lived in the city and the rest on farms. Situated in the great plains of Guanacaste the land is of volcanic origin. Liberia is a typical town of the plains, with wide roads and old adobe buildings and paved as well as dirt roads. It has good public buildings like the archaeology museum that shows the collection of ex-president Daniel Oduber and was constructed during the administration of León Cortés ( 1036 - 1940 ), a very modern church, a nice park with a place where following an old tradition, the city band will play at different days of the week. Actually, Liberia has a CIMA hospital. The land of the Liberian people shows the main occupation of the habitants that for generations were cattle farmers. At the far horizon one can see the majestic volcano Rincón de la Vieja, which has been active during all our history. There are beautiful rivers, like the Tempisque with lots of farms where Cowboys ( Sabaneros ) live, that are part of the many colorful personalities of this land with a big array of folkloric traditions. The climate is warm, especially in the summer season; the average temperatures are 26 - 28 degrees Celsius and in the summer time it can reach 36 degrees. Liberia lies 144 meters above sea-leven, Cañas Dulces 105m, Mayorga Quebrada Grande 336m, Nacascolo Guardia 29m, Curubandé Cereceda (Guadalupe) 322m. There are several interesting locations in the city of Liberia, like the La Ermita de la Agonía ( antigua ), the new church, The Cowboy (Sabanero) museum, and other locations like the market. Nearby one can visit cattle ranches with their very peculiar life style, the volcano Rinón de la Vieja, the waterfalls El Salto, Hornillas de Guachipelín. You can also enjoy beautiful places in most of the beaches in our country costa rica north pacific condos