Tag: colónes

• Living the “Pura Vida”: Costa Rica’s 10000 Colónes Note

  

  The Colón (CRC), has served as Costa Rica’s national currency since 1896 after it replaced the Peso, the previous currency more closely related to Spanish reales symbolic of the colonial era. However, the word Colón translates to Columbus (in reference to the explorer), who reached Costa Rica in 1502, therefore preserving an everlasting link to…

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  April 7, 2024

  Central America

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