San Vito, Costa Rica
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Contrary to popular belief, the name San Vito does not refer to Vito Sansonetti, one of the first landowners in the area, but honors the Italian [saint Vitus](/wiki/Saint_Vitus "Saint Vitus"), founder of villages, who coincidentally had the same name.

The name “Jaba”, according to the legend, is due to the fact that at one point the migrants met a Panamanian Indian by the stream as he was passing through San Vito with a “jaba” (a package consisting of a wooden box) on his back. The river is said to have taken the name that it bears to this day.


From where does the name 'Jaba' originate?