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government buildings. Many of these buildings date from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, telling stories and bringing the past to life.
This territory is enriched by the presence and influence of very diverse populations. People have come here from Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean islands to the northeast, Heredia, Cartago and San José to the west, Puntarenas to the southwest and Panama to the southeast, making it an area of great cultural and natural wealth. It was forged by its indigenous population and migrations by sea, which were concentrated around the construction of the railroad, port and banana production. The result is a multiethnic and multicultural territory recognized for its richness and the traditions of this cultural mix.
As a result of the historical, political and economic development of the country, along with Limón’s
great wealth of natural biodiversity, cultivable areas and water supply, it has become a spectacular tourist destination – not least because of its location on the Caribbean Sea and the strength and warmth of its people.
The region is also home to Costa Rica’s main port, as well as agriculture and livestock production, traditional peasant, indigenous and Afrodescendant systems with diverse agroforestry systems existing alongside large banana plantations with histories stretching over 150 years. More recently, pineapple, oil palm and cocoa have been increasingly grown and processed in the area. These crops and the processes they undergo create numerous opportunities for rural tourism on the region’s family farms, or for purchasing the products they grow and manufacture.
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