Nicoya
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Nicoya is a town in Costa Rica's Guanacaste province, and one of its most important tourist zones. It serves as a transport hub to Guanacaste's beaches and national parks. According to the 200 census, the city's population is 13,334—second only to Liberia in the province. The city is also the district seat of a cantón of the same name, which in 2000 had 20,945 residents.
It is built in an old colonial style, in the Cordillera Volcánica de Guanacaste. Agriculture and cattle form the backbone of the city's economy, as well as the province which surrounds it.
Nicoya did not become part of Costa Rica until 1824, when it, along with neighboring Santa Cruz, chose to be annexed by the country. Liberia, then called Guanacaste, remained united with Nicaragua and was not incorporated into Costa Rica until two years later.
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