The Tico Times , 25.02.1992, Mark Kelly, "Costa Rica trade with Poland increasing"
Poland has become the most recent nation to establish an embassy in Costa Rica, bringing the total to 52 countries with a diplomatic presence here. more
The Tico Times , 25.02.1994, Rafal C. Piechocinski, "Costa Rica and Poland"
But that`s not all. Only a few people know that in 1865, Costa Rica was to have been a shelter for many Poles who had to escaped from Poland because of the January Insurrection defeat. Costa Rica was expected to establish a few Polish settlements. That plan miscarried and almost nobody remembers that. Only a few articles in old, yellowed newspapers are testimony of these projects. more
President Teodoro Picado Michalski and his mother.
Costa Rica president Teodoro Picado Michalski (1944 - 1948) descended from Poland. He was born on January 10th of 1900 in Costa Rica (San Jose). His mother Jadwiga Michalska was born in Krakow. She studied in London, where she married with Costa Rica man Teodoro Picado Morin (a doctor). more
Poles in Costa Rica
In 1837 Costa Rica was visited by Edmund Strzelecki, and in the years of 1844 - 1850 another polish man Jozef Wae=rszewicz made the biological research there. He gathered and described many species of orchids in Costa Rica. In 1877 Costa Rican flora was searched by Henryk Polakowski. He wrote the first book about plants of Cenytral America, that was to be translated into German and Spanish. more
Minister of Forein Affair in Poland
Costa Rican Minister of Foreign Affair Fernando E. Naranjo has met with on June 18th of 1996 with vicepresidents of polish Seym and Senate.
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A Pole arrested in Costa Rica (2000).
In the airport of Juan Santamaria in Costa Rica was arested a Pole, who tried to smuggle 47 very important archeological pieces.
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Prime Minister of Poland in Costa Rica (3.XII.1998).
Prime Minister of Poland Jerzy Buzek has visited Costa Rica after Mexico. He met with president of Costa Rica Miguel Angel Rodriguez. He come in order to rewake the relationships with Central American countries.
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Costa Rican ambassador arrested (1993).
In 1993 ambassador of Costa Rica in Poland Carlos Vargas Solis was arrested in Okecie Airport with 12 kg of heroine. He was dismissed and lost the diplomatic immunity. He was sentenced for 5 years in jail.
Diplomatic calendary
In 1990 the embassy of Costa Rica in Warsaw was established. In 1992 was signed the cultural agreement between Poland and Costa Rica. In 1992 too was signed the agreement about the non-visa crossing.
Polish delegation in Costa Rica
On August 2002 to Costa Rica arrived the delegation from Poland leading by Andrzej Załucki. They met with vicecanciller Tica Elayne Whyte in the Foreign Ministry building and talked about trade, tourism, academic exchange and better commercial cooperacion between the two nations. According to press chief Miguel Diaz, Poland currently buys only bananas from Costa Rica, and to Costa Rica are sent industrial and farm products from Poland.
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