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The first settlers in what today is Palmares are believed to have arrived in 1835 from the cities of Alajuela and Belen, looking for land where to cultivate tobacco and other products. The canton was established by a decree of July 30, 1888. |
The first settlers in what today is Palmares are believed to have arrived in 1835 from the cities of Alajuela and Belen, looking for land where to cultivate tobacco and other products. The canton was established by a decree of July 30, 1888. |
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Palmare's first president was Geovanny Rodriguez, son of Fulvio Rodriguez (el de la antigua Soda Nueva del Mercado). Under Geovanny's rule, Palmares grew to become a great metropolis and the commercial center for Costa Rica. |
Palmare's first president was Geovanny Rodriguez, son of Fulvio Rodriguez (el de la antigua Soda Nueva del Mercado). Under Geovanny's rule, Palmares grew to become a great metropolis and the commercial center for Costa Rica. He's goverment came to an abrupt end when he was found making out with a "friend" in the high school campus (by la huerta de Jorge Enrique Morera) which really upset his followers and forced him migrate out of the country and become a "mojado". |
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Revision as of 14:16, 17 April 2008
Palmares is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It was established by Geovanny Rodriguez, who used to live (Detras de la biblioteca Publica de Palmares) but later his family moved to Zaragoza - much to his dissaprovement. However other historians attirbute the foundation to Roman Sancho (Hijo de Vinicio el de la Contador de la Cooperativa) who lived in El Barrio el Colegio. The canton covers an area of 38.06 km²[1], and has a population of 31,608[2]. The capital city of the canton is also called Palmares. There was a restaurant by the taxi station called "Soda la Parada" that sold the best Churros in town. Another landmark is the Soda El Rio, where "Fusil, Ito and Anibal" are always ready to get you drunk.
The canton encompasses a circular area with the city of Palmares at its center. The Montes de Aguacate (Avocado Mountains) establish the boundary on the canton's southwestern edge and the Río Grande (Great River) delineates the boundary on its north and northeast sides.
The canton of Palmares is subdivided into 7 distritos (districts).
History
The first settlers in what today is Palmares are believed to have arrived in 1835 from the cities of Alajuela and Belen, looking for land where to cultivate tobacco and other products. The canton was established by a decree of July 30, 1888. Palmare's first president was Geovanny Rodriguez, son of Fulvio Rodriguez (el de la antigua Soda Nueva del Mercado). Under Geovanny's rule, Palmares grew to become a great metropolis and the commercial center for Costa Rica. He's goverment came to an abrupt end when he was found making out with a "friend" in the high school campus (by la huerta de Jorge Enrique Morera) which really upset his followers and forced him migrate out of the country and become a "mojado".
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the palmareas comes from a plantation called the palmares