Rica Collection

Cutting Bananas down from their tree - Costa Rica
Cutting large bunches of Bananas down from their tree - Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

Pacific Railroad, Costa Rica - Puente Rio Grande
Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Rio Grande - Costa Rica Date: circa 1908

Costa Rica Mountain Road
View on the road between Port Limon and San Jose

Nicaragua and Costa Rica

Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. He decided to sink his ships, which were anchored in the city of Villa Rica de Veracruz

Pacific Railroad Costa Rica - Rio Grande crossing
Pacific Railroad Costa Rica - handcar riding over a bridge over the Rio Grande. Date: circa 1910

The Conquest of Mexico (1519-21)
The Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). D- Hernan Cortes appoints ordinary mayors of the town, E- La Malinche makes the Totonac understand who Cortes is. Detail

Conquest of Mexico
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519-21). Construction of the Villa Rica of La Vera Cruz, with the help of the Totonac Indians. Detail

Pavilion of Costa Rica, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Pavilion of Costa Rica, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Flame violet, Episcia lilacina (Cyrtodeira chontalensis). Costa Rica rainforest. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Limon, Costa Rica - United Fruit Company Offices
Limon Offices of the American United Fruit Company and Northern Railway Station, Limon, Costa Rica - where one can catch a train to San Jose. Date: circa 1910s

Bribri Indian Shaman & Conical House, Costa Rica
The Head Shaman of the Bribri People of the Talamanca Province, Costa Rica - pictured in front of the Conical House. The Bribri spiritual practice is centred on the conical house

Street scene, San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America
Street scene in San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America. Date: circa 1940

Main street, San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America
Main street in San Jose, capital city of Costa Rica, Central America. Date: circa 1925

Bribri People - Shooting fish, Costa Rica
The Bribri - an indigenous people of Costa Rica. They live in the Talamanca (canton) in Limon Province of Costa Rica. The Bribri men pictured are shooting fish using short bows. Date: circa 1910s

Bribri People - Talamanca Canton, Costa Rica
The Bribri - an indigenous people of Costa Rica. They live in the Talamanca (canton) in Limon Province of Costa Rica. The Bribri man pictured is about to head off fishing. Date: circa 1910s

Puntarenas, Costa Rica - Grand Hotel Europa - Proprietor R. Streber. A First Class Hotel in the city. Date: circa 1910s

Panama - Talamanca Region - Indigenous Bribri people fishing
Northern Panama - Talamanca Region - Indigenous Bribri people fishing with bow and arrows Date: 1913

Cortes appointed General as the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz
The Truthful History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz del Castillo. The Council of the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz proposed to appoint of Hernan Cortes as General. Engraving, 1807. Colored

Annual festival, San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America
People taking part in the annual festival of Alajuelita just outside San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America. It is held in honour of the Black Christ of Esquipulas

Library building, San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America
Library building under construction, San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America. Date: circa 1905

Bank building, San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America
Bank building (Banco de Costa Rica), San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America. Date: circa 1905

San Jose, Costa Rica, Central America
San Jose, capital city of Costa Rica, Central America. Date: circa 1905

Cortes destroying his fleet. Engraving
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Cortes destroying his fleet, moored in the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz, to prevent defections among his crew. Volume I. Engraving by J

Prospero Fernandez
Don PROSPERO FERNANDEZ Costa Rica statesman, President 1882-1885 Date: 1834 - 1885

Carludovica rotundifolia, palm native to Costa Rica.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by John Nugent Fitch from Joseph Dalton Hookers Curtiss Botanical

Sobralia leucoxantha, white orchid native to Costa Rica.. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by J.N

The forum of the city of Rome during the imperial era. Illustration by Lluis Bargall&, xf3;. Watercolour. The forum of the city of Rome during the imperial era

Central american music: the marimba
A barefoot native of Costa Rica plays the marimba, accompanied by guitar. Date: 1887

Bernardo Soto
BERNARDO SOTO President of Costa Rica 1885 - 89 Date: 1854 - 1931

The Orosi Falls, Costa Rica
The Orosi Falls, Ujarras, Province of Cartago, Costa Rica Date: 1906

Costa Rica - Putarenas - The Army Barracks Date: circa 1910s

Puntarenas, Costa Rica - Calle del Commercio Date: circa 1910s

Spanish Park and Carnegie Palace, Costa Rica
Spanish Park with the Carnegie Palace visible in the background, San Jose, Costa Rica. Date: circa 1910s

The Slaughterhouse - Puntarenas, Costa Rica
The Slaughterhouse (Matadero) - Puntarenas, Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

Cuartel Principal, Cartago, Costa Rica
Main Military Administrative Headquarters Building ( Cuartel Principal - better known as The Barracks, now a Municipal Museum) at Cartago, Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

Port of Puntarenas, Costa Rica - Calle del Commercio
The Port of Puntarenas, Pacific Coast of Costa Rica - Calle del Commercio. Date: circa 1907

Selecting turtles to sell at market, Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

Cattle Yard, Chomes, Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

Carrying Firewood at Tres Rios, Costa Rica
Women and children Carrying firewood on their heads - Tres Rios, Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

San Jose de Costa Rica Penitentiary Date: circa 1910s

San Jose, Costa Rica - Calle Alfredo Volio, Hotel Washington Date: circa 1910s

Costa Rica - Wharves at Puerto Limon. On the left is the dock/warehouse used to ship bananas from Costa Rica to the UK, the USA and other International destinations. Date: circa 1910s

Drying coffee beans in the sun - Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

Bananas awaiting transporting by rail - Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

Costa Rica - San Jose - The Principal Street Date: circa 1920s

Costa Rica - Port Limon (The Business Section) Date: circa 1910s

Zulu Marimba
The MARIMBA of the Zulu peoples of South Africa, seen from front and back : it is played with drumsticks. Similar instruments are used in Java, Costa Rica etc. Date: early 20th century

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