Liberia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
sovereign state in West Africa
About Liberia
Liberia is a country with historical ties to theUnited Statessince it was founded by freed black slaves before theUnderground Railroad,American Civil Warera of the nineteenth century. The capital,Monrovia, was named after James Monroe. Liberia's flag closely resembles the American flag, reflecting the historical ties between the two countries. Anthropological research shows the region of Liberia was inhabited at least as far back as the 12th century, perhaps earlier. Between 1461 and the late 17th century, Portuguese, Dutch and British traders had contacts and trading posts in Liberia. The Portuguese had named the area Costa da Pimenta, later translated as Grain Coast, because of the abundance of grains of melegueta pepper. In 1822 the American Colonization Society, which was the primary o
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