Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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D3
C2
Eating
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A2
10
Gran Inca
A2
B2
12
Monchados
A2
B2
14
Super Mas
B2
A2
Drinking & Nightlife
16
Café Milagro
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A2
A1
B2
18
Musik
A2
History
The town's name was derived from the indigenous Quepoa, a subgroup of the Brunka
(Boruca), who inhabited the area at the time of the Spanish conquest. As with many indi-
genous populations across the region, the Quepoa were quickly decimated by newly intro-
duced European diseases. By the end of the 19th century no pure-blooded Quepoa were
left, and the area proceeded to be colonized by farmers from the highlands.
Quepos first came to prominence as a banana-exporting port in the early 20th century,
though a huge bout of banana blight in the mid-20th century obliterated the industry.
African oil palms, which currently stretch toward the horizon in dizzying rows around
