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Signature. Porfirio Ricardo José Luis Daniel Oduber Quirós (August 25, 1921 – October 13, 1991) was a Costa Rican politician, lawyer, philosopher, poet, and essayist. He served as the President of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978. [2] He is credited with the creation of the Sistema Nacional de Radio y Televisión and the Universidad Estatal a ...
The Costa Rican delegation did not any general themes of discussion, but they did remark on several aspects of the agenda. The most important points of discussion were the Palestine situation, problems with the Greek border, the situation in the Balkans, a temporary committee on the elections in South Korea, and the problem between Pakistan and India.
Guanacaste Airport. Guanacaste Airport (IATA: LIR, ICAO: MRLB) — also known as Liberia International Airport — is one of four international airports in Costa Rica. It sits 11 kilometres (7 mi; 6 nmi) west-southwest of the city of Liberia in Guanacaste Province, and serves as a tourism hub for those who visit the Pacific coast and western ...
50101. Liberia (Spanish pronunciation: [li.ˈβe.ɾja]) is a district and the largest city in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica, located 215 kilometres (134 mi) northwest of the national capital, San José. [1][2] Part of the Liberia canton, it is a major center for the country's tourism industry. Liberia has been nicknamed la ciudad blanca ...
e. Ballot paper. General elections were held in Costa Rica on 6 February 1966. [1] José Joaquín Trejos Fernández of the National Unification Party won the presidential election, whilst the National Liberation Party won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81%. [2] These were very divisive elections as they had only two candidates. [3]
Marjorie Elliott Sypher de Oduber (24 January 1925 – 16 April 2015) was a Canadian-born Costa Rican musician and public figure. She served as the First Lady of Costa Rica from 1974 to 1978 during the administration of her husband, former President Daniel Oduber Quirós .
Liberia has an area of 1,436.47 km 2[4] and a mean elevation of 193 metres. [2] Prominent geologic features of Liberia include Cerro Cacao (Cacao Mountain) and Rincón de la Vieja. The latter is the center of the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park. The canton also includes the most visited portion of Santa Rosa National Park on its ...
Francisco José Orlich Bolmarcich[1] (10 March 1907 – 29 October 1969) was the 34th President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966. [2] He was an ethnic Croat, a descendant of Croatian settlers from the town of Punat on the island of Krk, Croatia. [3] Together with his brothers he founded in 1928 FJ Orlich & Hnos Ltda. (FJ Orlich & Brothers Limited).