Playa Jaco is the closest beach to San Jose, the Central Valley and is one of the most visited coastal destinations in Costa Rica. The beach is a 2.5 mile (4 km) strip which offers world renowned surfing and more.
So here we go with a story of a Disney park that went from failure to success. Before we get started, I want to share a small fact that can cause confusion. The park's name was changed from Disney's (possessive) California Adventure to Disney (non-possessive) California Adventure as part of the park's transformation. For simplicity sake, I'm going to use the new, non-possessive name for continuity throughout this article whether or not the time frame calls for it.
Chineses records speak of the explorer Hui Shan, who in 458 A.D. sailed the Pacific and may have reached the coast of California. Hui Shan noted tall trees with a red wood. 1510. The name California is first used in a romance novel published in Spain in 1510, Las Sergas de Esplandin, or Adventures of Esplandian. Its author was Garcia Ordoez de Montalvo, the translator of the Amadis de Gaul, and the Sergas is often referred to as the fifth book of the Amadis.