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Costa Rica Shore Excursions
 
The country’s most important port, Puerto Limon was founded in 1870 as a port city to export bananas and grains from Costa Rica to various parts of the globe. One of the oldest cities on the continent, Puerto Limon was established in 1502 when Christopher Columbus landed here during his exploration of the New World. Located in Limon province along the Caribbean coast, Puerto Limon is the provincial capital of Limon and lies some 160 km east of the city of San Jose.
The biggest surprise of this city is how different it is from the other cities in Costa Rica. Heavily influenced by the Afro-Caribbean culture, most of the residents in Puerto Limon are of Caribbean decent. They also have their own language and dialect.