▁Key ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Us gs . gov : ▁Ten ▁Th ous and ▁Islands ▁and ▁Ro ok ery ▁Bay ▁Ten ▁Th ous and ▁Islands ▁National ▁Wild life ▁Ref uge ▁Profile ▁ ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁Florida ▁Category : E ver gl ades ▁National ▁Park ▁Category : N ature ▁res erves ▁in ▁Florida ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁Col lier ▁County , ▁Florida ▁Category : Un in hab ited ▁islands ▁of ▁Mon roe ▁County , ▁Florida <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁G ulf ▁of ▁N ico ya ▁() ▁is ▁an ▁in let ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁It ▁separ ates ▁the ▁N ico ya ▁Pen ins ula ▁from ▁the ▁main land ▁of ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁and ▁en comp ass es ▁a ▁marine ▁and ▁coast al ▁landscape ▁of ▁wet lands , ▁rock y ▁islands ▁and ▁cl iffs . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Spanish ▁landing ▁in ▁Nic ar agua ▁took ▁place ▁here ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 9 . ▁ ▁Islands ▁Ch ira ▁Island ▁Ven ado ▁Island ▁Is la ▁Cab allo ▁Is la ▁Be ju co ▁Is la ▁San ▁Lucas ▁ ▁Is la ▁Git ana ▁T ort uga ▁Island , ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : B ays ▁of ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁N ico ya ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁Gu an ac aste ▁Province ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁P unt aren as ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁Herm ut hr uda , ▁Herm ut ru de ▁( Old ▁English : ▁E or ment h ry th ) ▁was ▁a ▁figure ▁in ▁Sc