admiral Henry Morgan, arrived at Portete, a small bay between Limón and Moín, in 1666. They proceeded inland to Cartago, the capital of Costa Rica at the time, but were driven away by the inhabitants at Turrialba on15 April. The pirate army left on16 April and arrived back in Portete on23 April. They left Costa Rica and did not return. Founding The town was officially founded in 1854 by Philipp J. J. Valentini under government auspices. In 1867, construction began on an ambitious railroad connecting the highlands to the sea. Limón was chosen as the site of a major port, which would facilitate exports of coffee from the Central Valley. Recent history Twenty-three residents of Limón working on the docks lost their lives on3 July 1942, when the cargo ship they were unloading was torpedoed by U-boat and sank fast at the bottom of the port. Most of the crew was ashore and only one perished. As a district, Limón was last modified on10 August 1992, by Decreto Ejecutivo 21515-G. Puerto Limón was struck by the 1991 Limon earthquake, which affected the surrounding landscape and coastline. The city has one main hospital. Limón has three port areas. Geography Limón has an area of and an elevation of Locations Barrios:Bellavista, Bohío, Bosque, Buenos Aires, Cangrejos, Cariari, Cerro Mocho, Cielo Amarillo, Cieneguita, Colina, Corales Cruce, Fortín, Garrón, Hospital, Jamaica Town, Japdeva, Laureles, Limoncito, Lirios, Moín, Piuta, Portete, Pueblo Nuevo, San Juan, Santa Eduvigis, Trinidad, Veracruz Poblados:Buenos Aires, Cocal, Dos Bocas, Empalme Moín, Milla Nueve, Santa Rosa, Valle La Aurora, Villas del Mar Uno, Villas del Mar Dos, Villa Hermosa Climate Limón features a trade wind tropical rainforest climate (Af) under Köppen's climate classification. Average temperatures are relatively consistent throughout the year averaging around . Common to all cities with this climate, Limón has no consistently dry season. Its driest month (September) averages roughly of rainfall while its wettest (December) averages just below of rain. Limón averages nearly of rainfall annually. Demographics , Limón had a population of inhabitants. Afro-Costa Rican The first officially acknowledged arrival of African people who arrived in Costa Rica came with the Spanish conquistadors. Slave trading was common in all the countries conquered by Spain, and in Costa Rica, the first Africans seem to have come from specific sources in Africa Equatorial and Western regions. The people from these areas were thought of as ideal slaves because they