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Eusebio Prieto y Ruiz was a nineteenth-century Costa Rican politician. He served as President of the Senate of Costa Rica. [1]
Costa Rica is an active member of the international community and, in 1983, claimed it was for neutrality. Due to certain powerful constituencies favoring its methods, it has a weight in world affairs far beyond its size. The country lobbied aggressively for the establishment of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and became the first nation to recognize the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Human Rights Court, based in San José.
Grecia is a district of the Grecia canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Grecia has an area of 7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi) and an elevation of 999 m (3,278 ft). It is in the foothills of the Cordillera Central on the eastern edge of the Central Valley. The city, which was once named "the cleanest city in Latin America,"
Avianca Costa Rica S.A., using callsign as LACSA, minority owned by the Synergy Group, is the national airline of Costa Rica and is based in San José. It operates international scheduled services to over 35 destinations in Central, North and South America. The airline previously used the TACA/LACSA moniker when it was a subsidiary of Grupo TACA. Since May 2013, following Avianca's purchase of Grupo TACA, Avianca Costa Rica became one of seven nationally branded airlines operated by Avianca Group of Latin American airlines.
José Jesús Francisco Zúñiga Chavarría was a Costa Rican-born Mexican artist, known both for his painting and his sculpture. Journalist Fernando González Gortázar lists Zúñiga as one of the 100 most notable Mexicans of the 20th century, while the Encyclopædia Britannica calls him "perhaps the best sculptor" of the Mexican political modern style.
Castilla de Oro or del Oro was the name given by the Spanish settlers at the beginning of the 16th century to the Central American territories from the Gulf of Urabá, near today's Colombian-Panamanian border, to the Belén River. Beyond that river, the region was known as Veragua, and was disputed by the Spanish crown along with the Columbus family. The name "Castilla de Oro" was made official in May 1513 by King Ferdinand II of Aragon, then regent of the Crown of Castile.
San Pedro is a district of the Montes de Oca canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Alajuela is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Its head city is the provincial capital city of Alajuela.
San Francisco de Dos Ríos is the sixth district of the San José canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica. It is one of the administrative units surrounding San José downtown. The district is primarily residential and industrial. It's also famous for the numerous motels between its boundaries.
Costa Rican literature has roots in colonization and is marked by European influences. Because Costa Rica is a young country, its literary tradition is also young. The history of Costa Rican literature dates to the end of the 19th century.
Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla was a Costa Rican politician and the Head of State of Costa Rica from November to December 1844.
San Francisco is a district of the Goicoechea canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
Llano Bonito is a district of the León Cortés Castro canton, in the San José province of Costa Rica.
San Francisco is a district of the Heredia canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.
San Francisco is a district of the San Isidro canton, in the Heredia province of Costa Rica.
National Secondary Route 108, or just Route 108 is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José province.
National Secondary Route 111, or just Route 111 is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Alajuela, Heredia provinces.
National Secondary Route 171, or just Route 171 is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the Heredia province.
National Secondary Route 204, or just Route 204 is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José province.
National Secondary Route 207, or just Route 207 is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José province.
National Secondary Route 211, or just Route 211 is a National Road Route of Costa Rica, located in the San José province.
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