The Port Terminal of Limón, (
Spanish
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: ''Terminal Portuaria de Limón''), whose official name is Hernán Garrón Salazar Terminal, adjacent to the city of
Limón
Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is ho ...
, is one of the
seaport
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s in the
Caribbean
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coast of
Costa Rica
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.
The port was officially established in 1852, during the
government
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of
Juan Rafael Mora Porras
Juan Rafael Mora Porras (8 February 1814, San José, Costa Rica – 30 September 1860) was President of Costa Rica from 1849 to 1859.
Life and career
He first assumed the presidency following the resignation of his younger brother, Miguel M ...
, but it was not linked to the capital,
San José, or to the rest of the country until the 1890s, when the construction of the railroad to the Atlantic was finished by the
United States
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businessman
Minor C. Keith
Minor Cooper Keith (19 January 1848 – 14 June 1929) was an American businessman whose railroad, commercial agriculture, and cargo liner enterprises had a major impact on the national economies of the Central American countries, as well as on th ...
.
Limón's history document
See also
* Port of Moín
The Port Terminal of Moín, ( Spanish: ''Terminal Portuaria de Moín''), whose official name is Gastón Kogan Kogan Terminal, is located in the Moín bay, west to the city of Limón, is one of the seaports in the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. ...
, operated by JAPDEVA
* Moín Container Terminal
The Moín Container Terminal, officially known in Spanish as is a container port in the Limón province of Costa Rica. Not to be confused with the Port of Moín, operated by JAPDEVA.
History
Its construction started in early 2015, and is ...
, operated by APM Terminals
APM Terminals is a port operating company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. A unit of Danish shipping company Maersk's Transport and Logistics division, it manages terminals and provides integrated cargo and inland services. It opera ...
References
External links
JAPDEVA's (Costa Rica's Caribbean Ports Authority) information about the Terminal at Limón
{{DEFAULTSORT:Port of Limon
Port settlements in Central America
Transport in Costa Rica
Buildings and structures in Limón Province