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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]
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.
Cuty won a total of 6 Costa Rican national championships, and was the best goal scorer in several seasons. He still holds the Costa Rican record for most goals scored by a player in a single game, with 6, in 1958 against Club Sport La Libertad. [3] His career was cut short in 1968, when injuries caused by a car accident forced him to retire.
Jacó and San José are two of Costa Rica's most prominent sex-tourism locations. Money made by prostitutes is enough to keep the majority of Jacó's businesses open during the off season, as it provides a significant economic supplement. [32] Americans are the majority of Costa Rica's sex tourists, composing 80% of the total number of tourists ...
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 7 February 1982. [1] Luis Alberto Monge of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 79%. [2]
Joaquín García Monge (January 20, 1881 – January 1, 1958) is considered one of Costa Rica's most important writers.. He was born in Desamparados, Costa Rica in 1881 and was educated in both Costa Rica and Chile, where he fell under the influence of the leading literary currents of his time.
She played all three of Costa Rica's matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. [5] On 13 June 2015, during Costa Rica's second match in the tournament against South Korea, she scored the opening goal of the match which ended 2–2. [6] Herrera continued to play for Costa Rica in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. [7]
Doris Yankelewitz Berger (May 7, 1934 – May 18, 2016) was a Costa Rican artist, politician, political activist, and member of the National Liberation Party (PLN). She served as the First Lady of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986 during the presidency of her then-husband, President Luis Alberto Monge.