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Puntarenas
The old coffee port on a needle of sand.
- Population
- 10,231 (2020)
- Coffee exports
- 1840
Then
- 1720
Pirate John Clipperton describes the sandspit.
- 1840
Highland coffee begins shipping from the port.
- 1845
Puntarenas is declared a duty-free port.
Now
Beaches on the Gulf of Nicoya draw many tourists.