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ICE was founded on 8 April 1949 by Decree-Law No. 449, after the Costa Rican Civil War of 1948, in order to solve the problems of power shortages that occurred in Costa Rica in the 1940s. Since 1963, ICE provides telecommunications services throughout the country. The attempts to reform ICE throughout a set of laws in the years 1999 and 2000 ...
Born. Costa Rica. Employer. European Climate Foundation. Known for. Emissions-free transportation advocate. Mónica Araya is a Costa Rican emissions-free transportation advocate. She has been influential in making her country a leader in fossil free energy. She was considered one of the BBC's most influential and inspiring women in 2021.
The literacy rate in Costa Rica is approximately 97 percent and English is widely spoken primarily due to Costa Rica's tourism industry. [70] When the army was abolished in 1949, it was said that the "army would be replaced with an army of teachers". [ 161 ]
2000 Costa Rican protests. The protests against the Energy Combo of Costa Rica were a series of demonstrations and popular protests held in Costa Rica as of March 20, 2000 after the approval in the first debate in the Legislative Assembly of the "Law for the Improvement of Public Services and Telecommunications and State Participation", also ...
According to the United Nations, Costa Rica had an estimated population of 5,153,957 people as of 2021. White and Mestizos make up 83.4% of the population, 7% are black people (including mixed race), 2.4% Amerindians, 0.2% Chinese and 7% other/none. [8] In 2010, just under 3% of the population was of African descent.
Amelia Valverde Villalobos (born 14 January 1987) is a Costa Rican association football manager who is currently the manager of Liga MX Femenil side C.F. Monterrey.. Valverde was previously part of the Costa Rica women's national football team program from 2011 to 2023 in various roles, including assistant manager of the senior and under-20 teams, and finally manager of the senior team from ...
Susan Wojcicki. Susan Diane Wojcicki (/ wʊˈtʃɪtski / wuutch-ITS-kee; [ 1 ] July 5, 1968 – August 9, 2024) was an American business executive who was the chief executive officer of YouTube from 2014 to 2023. Her net worth was estimated at $765 million in 2022.
On January 15, 2023, the Costa Rica Super Cup was played against L. D. Alajuelense at the National Stadium, due to the goal by Panamanian Karla Riley in the 68th minute, putting the first goal on the scoreboard at 0–1, which was tied by the L. D. Alajuelense through Alexandra Pinell in the 88th minute, the match went into extra time, and ...