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Because of Monge's achievements in the domestic league and national team, and with the national sporting games of 1997 in mind, the then president José María Figueres Olsen, with the minister of sports [1] (in that year called National Sports Institute) named the stadium that was already in the José Figueres Ferrer Olympic Village in his honor.
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Map of Costa Rica incorporating its flag. Date: 10 March 2008: Source: Self made from Image:Mapa CR.svg and Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg: Author: Bryan based on work by Shamhain and SKopp: Permission (Reusing this file) Image:Mapa CR.svg is GFDL and CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0. Image:Flag of Costa Rica.svg is Public domain.
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Because Costa Rica is located between 8 and 12 degrees north of the Equator, the climate is tropical year round. However, the country has many microclimates depending on elevation, rainfall, topography, and by the geography of each particular region. Costa Rica's seasons are defined by how much rain falls during a particular period.
Costa Rica map of Köppen climate classification. Costa Rica borders the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Costa Rica also borders Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south. The highest point in the country is Cerro Chirripó, at 3,819 metres (12,530 ft).
Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez (December 29, 1925 – November 29, 2016) was the President of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986. [1] He also served as Costa Rica's first Ambassador to Israel from 1963 until 1966. [2]