No one really knows how Nicuesa Beach in Costa Rica got its unusual name.
One thing is for certain, the picturesque little cove in the Pacific gulf of Golfo Dulce in southern Costa Rica takes its name auspiciously from the Spanish conquistador and explorer, Diego de Nicuesa (1464 – 1511). His name further lives on in Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge, a beautiful ecotourism and nature lodge located on Nicuesa beach.
But who was Diego de Nicuesa, and how did a little Costa Rican beach receive his name
