July 25th is a legal holiday in
Costa Rica celebrating the
Anniversary of the Annexation of
the Province of Guanacaste. On
this day 1826, an Act of the
Congress of Central America
declared the entire territory of
the Nicoya Peninsula an official
state of Costa Rica.
Before the arrival of the
Spaniards, the majority of the
province of Guanacaste was
inhabited by an indigenous group
known as the Chorotega Indians,
