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  2. List of lighthouses in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Name Image Year built Location & coordinates Class of Light Focal height NGA number Admiralty number Range nml; Bahia Moin Lighthouse: Image: n/a: Isla Pajaros Limón

  3. Óscar Arias - Wikipedia

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    Signature. Óscar Arias Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ ˈaɾjas]; born 13 September 1940 in Heredia, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He was President of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010. Arias was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his proposal of a negotiated solution ...

  4. La Paz Waterfall (Costa Rica) - Wikipedia

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    1. Watercourse. River La Paz. La Paz (Spanish: "the peace") is a waterfall in central Costa Rica. [1] In Spanish, it is known as Catarata de La Paz. It is 31 kilometres (19 mi) north of Alajuela, between Vara Blanca and Cinchona. The waterfall is located immediately alongside Route 126. The River La Paz forms the waterfall after traversing 8 ...

  5. Category:Lighthouses in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Lighthouses by country. Lighthouses in Central America by country. Lighthouses in North America by country. Transport buildings and structures in Costa Rica. Water transport in Costa Rica. Towers in Costa Rica. Hidden categories: CatAutoTOC generates no TOC. Commons category link is on Wikidata.

  6. List of lighthouses in the United States territories - Wikipedia

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    A. ^ While the first build date is unknown, the light appeared on a 1922 list which describes it as a 13 ft (4.0 m) white square pyramidal tower. [4]B. ^ While the first build date is unknown, the light appeared on a 1922 list which describes it as a 16 ft (4.9 m) white square pyramidal tower.

  7. Clipperton Island - Wikipedia

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    Location of Clipperton Island. The coral island is located at in the East Pacific, 1,080 km (583 nmi) southwest of Mexico, 2,424 km (1,309 nmi) west of Nicaragua, 2,545 km (1,374 nmi) west of Costa Rica and 2,390 km (1,290 nmi) northwest of the Galápagos Islands in

  8. La Cruz Hill Protected Zone - Wikipedia

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    La Cruz Hill Protected Zone (Spanish: Zona Protectora Cerro La Cruz), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Tempisque Conservation Area, it was created in 1994 by decree 23249-MIRENEM. [1] [2]

  9. United States Lighthouse Service - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Light House Service Stop Watch (ca. 1931) – specially manufactured by the Gallet Watch Company for USLHS use.. The United States Lighthouse Service, also known as the Bureau of Lighthouses, was the agency of the United States Government and the general lighthouse authority for the United States from the time of its creation in 1910 as the successor of the United States Lighthouse Board ...