Long-Lost Slave Ships Found Off Costa Rica’s Coast – The Story They Were Hiding

Long-Lost Slave Ships Found Off Costa Rica’s Coast – The Story They Were Hiding

Marine archaeologists have made a remarkable discovery off the coast of Costa Rica, shedding new light on a mystery that has puzzled historians for centuries. What were once believed to be pirate shipwrecks have now been definitively identified as two Danish slave ships that sank in the early 18th century. This finding not only rewrites part of maritime history in the region but also opens a rare window into the transatlantic slave trade and Den…