What is History of Costa Rica?
{{no sources|date=December 2023}} The first [[Indigenous peoples|indigenous people]]<nowiki/>s of [[Costa Rica]] were [[Hunting|hunter]]<nowiki/>s and gatherers. When the [[Conquistador|Spanish conquerors]] arrived, Costa Rica was divided in two distinct cultural areas due to its location in the Intermediate Area, between [[Mesoamerica|Mesoamerican]] and the [[Andes|Andean]] cultures, with influences of both cultures. [[Christopher Columbus]] first landed in Costa Rica in 1502 at [[Isla Uvita]]. His forces overcame the indigenous people. He incorporated the territory into the Captaincy General of [[Guatemala]] as a province of [[Viceroyalty of New Spain|New Spain]] in 1524. For the next 300 years, Costa Rica was a colony of Spain. Costa Rica's culture has been greatly influenced by the culture of Spain. During this period, Costa Rica remained sparsely developed and impoverished. [[Category:Costa Rica]] [[Category:History by country|Cost]] [[Category:History of North America by country|Cost]]