... early hapless settlers who came to Costa Rica were left largely to their own devices, and the first successful establishment of a colonial city was not until 1562, when Juan Vasquez de Coronado founded Cartago. When Mexico rebelled against Spain in 1821, Costa Rica and the rest of Central America followed suit. Two years later, a faction in Costa Rica even opted to ... of geologically active sites all around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The country contains 60 dormant or extinct volcanoes, as well as 7 active volcanoes: Arenal, Irazu, Poas, and Rincon de la Vieja being a few of the mos...

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