Before the Trail
Two campesino families from Guanacaste and Bagaces who crossed the Gulf of Nicoya looking for land, and a grandfather from Puriscal who came together with a grandmother native to Pérez Zeledón's indigenous communities — they came together in José María "Pía" Alvarado Agüero and Bellanira Guzmán Marín. This is what could be pieced together so far, thanks to tío Franklin's memoir, two family memorial cards, and the memory of those still here to tell it.
From great-grandparents to today's generation — the direct line. Every card with more history can be explored further down, in the extended families.
Rufino Alvarado Paniagua + Luisa Madrigal Madrigal — crossed the Gulf of Nicoya and settled in La Balsa de Pilas de Canjel.
Adán Guzmán Delgado — originally from Puriscal. Son of Miguel Guzmán Castillo and Juana Delgado Azofeifa.
Mercedes Agüero Araya — from Bebedero de Bagaces, also crossed the gulf in search of new land.
Delfina Marín Fonseca — native to Pérez Zeledón, from the area's indigenous communities.
1922 – 2008 · 1926 – 2017
Paternal grandparents. Thirteen children. He was a campesino and carpenter — built churches and schools, donated land for soccer fields. She ran the household while he worked the land. See the full Alvarado Agüero family →
1906 – 1997 · dates to confirm
Maternal grandparents. He, from Puriscal, son of Miguel Guzmán Castillo and Juana Delgado Azofeifa; she, native to Pérez Zeledón's indigenous communities. Twelve children. See the full Guzmán Marín family →
His parents. Pía, the eldest of the thirteen Alvarado Agüero siblings, died in a traffic accident on March 9, 1975 — Geinier was not yet 3. Bellanira raised her sons on her own, moved to Uvita, and there met John Tresemer.
b. 1972, Cortés de Osa
b. 27 dic 1973
m. Lady Anchía — daughters Melanie, Christabel, Lara, Emma
half-sister, through John
half-sister
half-sister
No children of their own together — Anyerid has two sons: Felipe Hueso Fernández and Octavio Atencio Fernández.
"La Cosecha de una Vida" (A Lifetime's Harvest)
The memoir of tío Franklin Alvarado Agüero — 47 handwritten pages on his parents' and siblings' lives in Guanacaste, Bagaces, and Osa — is the richest source we have on this family. With his permission, more of his account will be shared here someday.
— Franklin Alvarado Agüero, author
José and Rafaela had thirteen children. Here's what's known about each so far.
Eldest. Father of Geinier and Henry. Died in 1975.
b. Nov 26, 1946. Author of "La Cosecha de una Vida". m. Hilda Esquivel Muñoz. Municipal council member for Osa (1990–1994).
Children: Ana Yuri (1970), Yanci (1976), Franklin Jr. "Junior" (1985)
Children: Roni, Roy, and Xinia
Details coming soon
Details coming soon
Children: Johanny, Andrey, Maikol, and William † (2026)
Children: Patricia, Mary Chisti, and Daikel Mora Alvarado
Children: Nancy, Graddy, Alonso, Pablo, and Farllely
Children: Karina Villalobos, Andrea, and Erick
Children: Douglas, Luis Diego, Marco, and Cristina
Children: Kathy, Gaby, Axel, and Alexa
Children: Allan and Danly
Children: Eric and Dixi
Adán, originally from Puriscal — son of Miguel Guzmán Castillo and Juana Delgado Azofeifa — and Delfina, native to Pérez Zeledón's indigenous communities, had twelve children. Bellanira, the youngest, is Geinier's mother.
Children: Carmen, Roberto, and Jorge.
Details coming soon
Married to Catalina Chinchilla Arias. Ten children: one who died as a child, and Nelvidia, Idalí, Rafael Ángel, Carlos, Mario, Rosy, Javier, Yadira, and Cristina.
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Nine children: Ana, Floribeth, Vilmar (deceased), Graciela, Juan, Jeinier, Francisco, Nena, and Moncha.
Married to María Rosa "Socorro" Mora Prado. Seven children: Víctor Hugo, Luis Ángel, Freddy, Oldemar, William, Ronald Gerardo, and Lorena.
Details coming soon
Father of four children: Marilys, Mavis, Jannis, and Jesús Guzmán.
Children: Rita, Francisco, Amariles, Damaris, and Wilfrido.
Children: Jenkin and Mainor Mora Guzmán.
Children: Bernardo, Carlos, Seidy, Elisa, Beto, and Isabel.
Mother of Geinier, Henry, Lelani, Marlin, and Joanna.
Portraits and reunions that don't fit in a single tree card — grandparents, siblings, and uncles, together.
