Liberia

Modern-day Liberia was founded as a hermitage without any legal or formal act of foundation on 4 September, 1769. It was in a strategic location where the roads from the towns of Rivas, Bagaces, and Nicoya met. The hermitage was used primarily as a place of rest by travelers. The area's giant guanacaste trees provided shade for travelers and livestock, and over time the area became known as Guanacaste (El Poblado de Guanacaste). The settlement itself shares a history with Nicaragua and Costa Rica. In 1812, the Cortes of Cádiz created a single autonomous province covering Nicaragua and Costa Rica, with its capital in León. Nicaragua and Costa Rica achieved independence from Spain on 15 September, 1821 after the Spanish defeat in the Mexican War of Independence. …

Liberia has an area of 563.57 km2 and an elevation of 144 metres.

The district is covered by the following road routes: National Route 1 National Route 21 National Route 918 The Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport is 13 kilometres (8 miles) west of the city, following the road to Nicoya. This is the second international airport in the country, after the Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, and serves a variety of cities in the United States and Canada, as well as London and Amsterdam. Liberia Airport is very close to many beaches from Guanacaste province, such as Tamarindo, Nosara, Sámara, Carrillo, Playa del Coco, Montezuma, Malpaís, and Santa Teresa. The Liberia River bears the same name as the town.

At the 2011 census, Liberia had a population of 53,382. It had a population of 56,899 in 2013.