a short-lived Spanish settlement. Unlike the ornate firearms crafted in European foundries, this piece was likely forged in the New World, possibly in Mexico or the Caribbean, reflecting the ...

Dr. Patricia E. Green is a Jamaican architect, specialist in Historic Urban Landscape, Spanish Settlements in Non-Hispanic Caribbean and Sustainable Urbanism. She reflects on the future of the ...

I love to walk through the town of Nicoya, one of the first Spanish settlements in the country and the home of the Chorotega people. On the Caribbean side of the country, you’ll find the ...