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  2. Liberia, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Liberia ( Spanish pronunciation: [li.ˈβe.ɾja]) is a district and the largest city in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica, located 215 kilometres (134 mi) northwest of the national capital, San José. [1] [2] Part of the Liberia canton, it is a major center for the country's tourism industry. Liberia has been nicknamed la ciudad blanca (the ...

  3. Liberia - Wikipedia

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    www .emansion .gov .lr Executive mansion. Liberia ( / laɪˈbɪəriə / ⓘ ), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest.

  4. History of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    History of Costa Rica. Typical settlement of the Diquis indigenous people before the arrival of Columbus. The first indigenous peoples of Costa Rica were hunters and gatherers, and when the Spanish conquerors arrived, Costa Rica was divided in two distinct cultural areas due to its geographical location in the Intermediate Area, between ...

  5. Liberia (canton) - Wikipedia

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    Liberia has an area of 1,436.47 km 2 [4] and a mean elevation of 193 metres. [2] Prominent geologic features of Liberia include Cerro Cacao (Cacao Mountain) and Rincón de la Vieja. The latter is the center of the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park. The canton also includes the most visited portion of Santa Rosa National Park on its ...

  6. Puerto Viejo de Talamanca - Wikipedia

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    Puerto Viejo de Talamanca is a coastal town in Talamanca in Limón Province in southeastern Costa Rica, known simply as Puerto Viejo to locals. The town was originally called Old Harbour until the Costa Rican government institutionalized Spanish as the national language and changed the names of the towns and landmarks in the area from English to Spanish or Native American.

  7. History of Liberia - Wikipedia

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    Liberia is a country in West Africa founded by free people of color from the United States. The emigration of African Americans, both freeborn and recently emancipated, was funded and organized by the American Colonization Society (ACS). The mortality rate of these settlers was the highest among settlements reported with modern recordkeeping.

  8. List of volcanoes in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Name Type Elevation Location Last eruption Aguas Zarcas volcanic field: extinct, one hill and eight hillocks: 160 metres (520 ft) to 528 metres (1,732 ft)

  9. List of festivals in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Fiesta Patronal de Santo Cristo. This is a religious fiesta held in mid January in Santa Cruz, Costa Rica. Rodeos, folk dancing and street festivities are held for two days to honor Santo Cristo de Esquipulas. A parade of ox-carts is also part of the tradition, as is a large feast.

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