History of San Vito

The problems they faced were many settlers, especially motivated by the marked isolation of the region. However, from 1964 onwards the production of coffee made the landscape began to change for the better. The contract signed in 1951 between the government of Costa Rica and SICA, was an engine that spurred the arrival of Italian settlers, as well as Costa Rican from various regions of the country attracted by the economic potential of the area.

By the 1960s, the colonization program showed off. The residents of the colony had proper homes, coffee plants had reached a good level of production and other crops were mainly subsistence products. They also had an urban center that provided public services and social care.

Properly in San Vito, initial focus of colonization, the population grew from 45 people in 1952 to 10,710 in 1982, which translates into an annual growth rate of 710%, while for the canton of Coto Brus was 91% for those same years, from the number of inhabitants of 1000-28346.

The SICA (in the area of 10 000 has ) began construction of a series of buildings like hospital, school, sawmill, industries, businesses and others, while the Costa Rican government promised to build a road between San Vito and Golfito .

The agricultural project was a great success, and today the ancient forest of the San Vito Jaba was seated with the integration of the former Italian pioneers and the natives of Costa Rica.