Puerto Limón

Puerto Limón
Coordinates: 9 ° 59 ′  N , 83 ° 2 ′  W Puerto Limón​ Puerto Limón on the map of Limón province
Location of Puerto Limón in Costa Rica
Basic data
Country	Costa Rica
province	Limón
City foundation	1854
Residents	61,000  (2019)
- in the metropolitan area	81,000
Detailed data
height	0  m
Waters	Caribbean
Time zone	UTC −6
Puerto Limon seen from the water

Puerto Limón is the capital of the Limón province of the same name in the Central American state of Costa Rica .

Puerto Limón is the country's main port on the Caribbean coast and has around 61,000 inhabitants, mostly of African descent. Originally from Jamaica , these workers were brought here in the late 19th century to build the railway line from San José to Puerto Limón. The railway line let the country's exports, especially bananas, grow rapidly. Until the line was shut down, the city was Costa Rica's main port. The banana plantations are a strong economic factor in the Limón province. In the north of the city begins the Tortuguero Canal, which stretches around 200 km behind the coast to Nicaragua and connects many rivers and waterways. Boat tours are offered here, on which you can observe and photograph the local flora and fauna.

history

Cathedral in Puerto Limon

Covered market in Puerto Limón

In 1502, Christopher Columbus landed here on his fourth voyage. Every year in autumn there is a big fair in memory of this with a parade of steel drum groups, to which foreign tourists also come.

Puerto Limón was officially founded in 1854 by Philipp JJ Valentini with government support.

In 1921 the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate Limón was established, which was elevated to the diocese of Limón in 1994 .

Town twinning

• East Point (Georgia) , USA

sons and daughters of the town

• Juan Cayasso Reid (born 1961), football player
• Jervis Drummond (born 1976), football player
• Nery Brenes (* 1985), sprinter
• Dennis Marshall (1985-2011), football player
• Jairo Mora Sandoval (1987–2013), biologist, environmental activist and animal rights activist
• Yeltsin Tejeda (* 1992), football player

climate

The annual average temperature is 31 ° C, the average humidity 85%. It rains between 2600 and 4800 mm per year.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Puerto Límon Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 29.5 29.7 30.2 30.6 30.9 30.5 29.8 30.2 29.7 30.6 29.8 29.5 O 30.1 Min. Temperature (° C) 20.3 20.3 20.9 21.6 22.2 22.3 22.1 22.1 22.2 21.9 21.6 20.8 O 21.5 Precipitation ( mm ) 319 201 193 287 281 276 408 289 163 198 367 402 Σ 3,384 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.5 4.3 3.9 4.7 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.9 O 5.1 Rainy days ( d ) 16 14th 13 13 15th 16 21st 18th 13 15th 17th 18th Σ 189 Water temperature (° C) 27 26th 26th 27 28 28 28 28 29 28 27 27 O 27.4 Humidity ( % ) 84 84 85 83 86 86 88 86 85 82 86 84 O 84.9 T e m p e r a t u r 29.5 20.3 29.7 20.3 30.2 20.9 30.6 21.6 30.9 22.2 30.5 22.3 29.8 22.1 30.2 22.1 29.7 22.2 30.6 21.9 29.8 21.6 29.5 20.8 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Limón, Costa Rica  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Limón citypopulation.de , 2019, accessed on May 10, 2020
2. ↑ Encyclopedia Americana (1918-1920), Vol. XXVII, p. 645–646 online version at www.archive.org (last accessed May 24, 2011)