Costa Rica–Mexico relations peaceful resolution. This was known as the "Pacto de la embajada de México". The war ended in April 1948 and Costa Rica entered into its 'Second Republic.' During the central-American wars taking place in neighboring El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua; both Costa Rica and Mexico led mediation dialogues between warring factions in each nation in order to bring peace and stability to the region. Mexico (along with Colombia, Panama and Venezuela) created the Contadora Group which helped create the framework for the Esquipulas Peace Agreement, led by Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias. Presidential visits from Costa Rica to Mexico Presidential
National Republican Party (Costa Rica) National Republican Party (Costa Rica) The National Republican Party (; PRN) was a political party in Costa Rica. A loosely liberal party was founded under the leadership of Máximo Fernández Alvarado known simply as Republican Party in 1901, its candidate was Fernández himself three times. The party’s candidate Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno was elected president in 1910. A non-elected president member of the party was Alfredo González Flores who became the only president of Costa Rica appointed by the Congress. After electing Jiménez in three different occasions, the party also successfully nominated León Cortés Castro in 1936, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia