Guápiles is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica. The origin of the name of Guápiles seems to come from the two rivers that run to both sides of the population, since they are said that they are "Guapes". Whereas Pococí, name of the canton, corresponds to the name of the native cacique that inhabited this place to the arrival of t…Guápiles is a district of the Pococí canton, in the Limón province of Costa Rica. The origin of the name of Guápiles seems to come from the two rivers that run to both sides of the population, since they are said that they are "Guapes". Whereas Pococí, name of the canton, corresponds to the name of the native cacique that inhabited this place to the arrival of the Spaniards. Other caciques that inhabited the region were Camaquiri and Cocorí mentioned in historical primers and national Literature.
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