Olguita’s Place began over one hundred years ago when Reynaldo’s Matthews’ great grandparents migrated to the province of Limon from Jamaica. They settled on a point on the coast which his great great grandfather Jose Hansel later called Grape Point (Punta Uva). Grandma Olga was born on the beach and lived here since 1915. “Olguita’s Place” is his humble way of honoring her, “Olguita” was how Grandpa Vybert lovingly called her.
Below, we share some of our treasured images of family history with you.
Reynaldo Matthews holds the portrait of his grandparents
Miss Olga at her original house.
Miss Olga with children from the neighborhood
Left to Right: Miss Olga, her mother and sister
The Matthews family and friends at the beach
Miss Olga’s wedding day
Olguita at work
Olguita and grandchildren
Painting of Olguita’s Place
August 31, 2021 at 4:56 pm
Hello Reynaldo – it was a pleasure to meet you, your wife and daughter on the beach the other day – was just checking out your website / very nice and lovely – great history and photos too – will swing by before I leave back to Cartago – cheers Maxim
August 31, 2021 at 10:02 pm
Hello Maxim, we feel the same. Sure, it will be a pleasure to receive you. Greetings, Reynaldo