The museum added that in Costa Rica, it had long been known that two wrecks were located in the waters of the Cahuita National Park. "For many years, however, they were thought to be pirate ships.

Marine archaeologists have discovered that two shipwrecks in Costa Rica that were previously believed to be pirate ships are 18th-Century Danish slave ships that have been missing for centuries.

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Object Details Author San Román Johanning, Lorena Museo Nacional de Costa Rica Subject Museo Nacional de Costa Rica History Date 1987 C1987 Call number AM101.S2 M98 E1987 AM101.S2M98 E1987 Type ...

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The museum added that in Costa Rica, it had long been known that two wrecks were located in the waters of the Cahuita National Park. "For many years, however, they were thought to be pirate ships.

Two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica, previously thought to have been pirate ships, have been confirmed to be two Danish slave ships, a museum said Sunday.