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Christopher Columbus arrives at Costa Rica and becomes the first European to arrive there.
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Costa Rice gains their independence and joins the Mexican empire.
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Costa Rica is forced to leave the Mexican empire because the empire collapse. Costa Rica joins El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua as the United Provinces of Central America.
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Juan Rafael Mora leads the fight against William Walker, an American who tries to take control of the region.
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A new constitution is adopted after a bloody 44-day civil war. 1963 The Absoluta Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve is created. It is the first of many protected areas in the country.
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The Absoluta Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve is created. It is the first of many protected areas in the country.
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Arenal Volcano erupts causing damage to the wildlife around it.
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President Oscar Arias Sánchez wins the Nobel Peace Prize. He helped end civil wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua.
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Arias is elected president for the second time.
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Laura Chinchilla becomes Costa Rica’s first woman President.
