Costa Rica: Maritime Movement and Shipping Lines in the Port of Puntarenas 1833-1935

Authors

  • Ana Cecilia Román Trigo

Keywords:

Port of Puntarenas, Foreing trade, Shipping lines, history, Costa Rica

Abstract

By mid-19th Century, Costa Rica’s economy was firmly based on foreign trade and agricultural goods and most import and export trade was carried out through the port of Puntarenas. After 1882, when the Atlantic Railway began operations, port activity at Puntarenas declined. The number of vessels entering at Puntarenas between 1883 and 1935 and their respective tonnage is analyzed. The shipping lines serving the port and regularity of services they provided are also considered

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Published

2001-07-01

How to Cite

Román Trigo, Ana Cecilia. 2001. “Costa Rica: Maritime Movement and Shipping Lines in the Port of Puntarenas 1833-1935”. Revista De Historia, no. 44 (July): 193-219. https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/historia/article/view/1833.

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Costa Rica (peer reviewed section)

How to Cite

Román Trigo, Ana Cecilia. 2001. “Costa Rica: Maritime Movement and Shipping Lines in the Port of Puntarenas 1833-1935”. Revista De Historia, no. 44 (July): 193-219. https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/historia/article/view/1833.

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