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  2. Universidad San Juan de la Cruz - Wikipedia

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    Universidad San Juan de la Cruz, also known as San Juan de la Cruz University, is a private university located in Costa Rica.It is authorized and accredited by the Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada, the national council of higher education of Costa Rica.

  3. José María Figueres - Wikipedia

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    José María Figueres Olsen (born 24 December 1954) is a Costa Rican businessman and politician, who served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. He also ran for president in the 2022 presidential election but was defeated by Rodrigo Chaves.

  4. Moravia (canton) - Wikipedia

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    Moravia was created on 1 August 1914 by decree 55. [3]Law No. 55 established Villa San Vicente on 1 August 1914. The first session of the Council of Moravia was held on 19 January 1915, and the first electric street lighting was installed in the same year.

  5. San Marcos, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    San Marcos de Tarrazu is located in the north bank of the Pirris River, in a highland valley surrounded by mountains that are part of the Talamanca Sierra in southern Costa Rica. Downtown San Marcos is 1350 meters above sea level but is surrounded by peaks as high as 3000 meters above sea level.

  6. National anthem of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    de vencer por la Patria o morir! I Costa Rica rompió las cadenas que la ataban a extraño poder; soltó al viento su propria [a] bandera y el imperio fundó de la ley. [b] Libertad proclamó entusiasmada, Libertad en el orden y el bien; del progreso ciñó la guirnalda ¡en su virgen [c] y cándida sien! Coro II La ambición de un oscuro ...

  7. Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Costa Rica (UK: / ˌ k ɒ s t ə ˈ r iː k ə /, US: / ˌ k oʊ s t ə-/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [10] is a country in the Central American region of North America.

  8. Boruca - Wikipedia

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    The Boruca are a tribe of Southern Pacific Costa Rica, close to the Panama border. The tribe is a composite group, made up of the group that identified as Boruca before the Spanish colonization, as well as many neighbors and former enemies, including the Coto people, Turrucaca, Borucac, Quepos, and the Abubaes.

  9. University for Peace - Wikipedia

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    The main campus of the university - the Rodrigo Carazo Campus - is located 30 km south-west of San José, Costa Rica. Most master's and doctoral programmes are administered from this location. The university has a mix of both resident and visiting faculty members.