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The Poás Volcano (Spanish: Volcán Poás), is an active 2,697-metre (8,848 ft) stratovolcano in central Costa Rica and is located within Poas Volcano National Park.It has erupted 40 times since 1828, including April 2017 when visitors and residents were evacuated. [2]
Mayoral and vice mayoral election. Incumbent Mayor Lourdes S. Catáquiz decided to run for reelection under the coalition of Liberal Party and Nacionalista Party.Her opponents are Incumbent Vice Mayor Rafael Campos of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan, Incumbent councilor Michael M. Casacop of the People's Reform Party and Barangay Captain Eugenio Ynion, Jr. of the Nationalist ...
According to the Executive Decree N°41548-MGP (Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República), a city in Costa Rica is a ceremonial title awarded to a district or districts which contain the administrative center regardless of factors such as population, population density, or economic indicators.
Incumbent Mayor Calixto Catáquiz decided to run for reelection under Nacionalista Party but on 7 May 2013, was disqualified by the Comelec (First Division). He was later substituted by his wife Mrs. Lourdes S. Cataquiz, former Vice Mayor of San Pedro (2004-2007).
First Mortgage Debenture of the Costa Rica Railway Company Ltd., issued 10 January 1888 Train arriving into the Sabana-Contraloria station in San Jose. Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca Interior of an Incofer Apolo 2400 type DMU
San Pablo, officially the City of San Pablo (Filipino: Lungsod ng San Pablo), is a 1st class component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 285,348 people. [3] It is located in the southern portion of Laguna province, it is one of the oldest cities in the Philippines. By land area, it ...
Tamarindo is known for world-class fishing, and a variety of captains and charter services are available. Costa Rica requires a fishing license from the INCOPESCA (Instituto Costarricense de Pesca y Acuicultura), the government agency that manages, regulates and promotes fisheries and aquaculture. [14]
The first institution dedicated to higher education in Costa Rica was the University of Saint Thomas (Universidad de Santo Tomás), which was established in 1843.That institution maintained close ties with the Roman Catholic Church and was closed in 1888 by the progressive and anti-clerical government of President Bernardo Soto Alfaro as part of a campaign to modernize public education.