In 1502, the first time that Columbus set foot on this ground, two-thirds of the land was covered with forest. The resident Native Americans looked prosperous, so he called this place the "rich coast," or Costa Rica.
一五○二年，當哥倫布第一次踏上這塊土地時，土地上三分之二是林地，居住的印第安人看起來相當富足，便稱這個地方為「富庶海岸」（Costa Rica）。