Santa Rosa National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
national park in Costa Rica
About Santa Rosa National Park
The park was designated as a national park in 1970 and expanded in 1977. Costa Rica's only significant military event was a battle on March 20, 1856, when American trouble-maker William Walker landed with a ragtag army of American mercenaries. Walker's goal was to foment a fake rebellion that would enable him to take over the country and set himself up as a dictator who could align with the southern U.S. confederacy. Most Latin American countries had banned slavery by this time, but Walker was a firm believer in the evil of human bondage. A 9,000-troop Costa Rican army soundly defeated Walker, who fled north into Nicaragua where he stirred up more trouble before getting driven into Honduras, whose government captured Walker, tried him, and executed him. The historic Hacienda La Casona (als
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