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July 27 - Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica. August 17 - Mother's Day. September 14 - Independence Day. November 30 - Army Abolition Day. 2021. May 3 - Labour Day. July 26 - Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica. September 13 - Independence Day. November 29 - Army Abolition Day.
The Legislative Assembly ( Spanish: Asamblea Legislativa) forms the unicameral legislative branch of the Costa Rican government. The national congress building is located in the capital city, San José, specifically in Carmen district of the San José canton . The Legislative Assembly is composed of 57 deputies, ( Spanish: diputados ), who are ...
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund or Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (as it is known in Spanish) is in charge of most of the nation's public health sector. Its role in public health (as the administrator of health institutions) is key in Costa Rica, playing an important part in the state's national health policy making.
The clay-colored thrush is the national bird of Costa Rica. Although Costa Rica is a small country, it is in the bird-rich neotropical region and has a huge number of species for its area. The official bird list published by the Costa Rican Rare Birds and Records Committee of the Asociación Ornitológica de Costa Rica (AOCR) contained 948 ...
Costa Rica ( UK: / ˌkɒstəˈriːkə /, US: / ˌkoʊstə -/ ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈrika]; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica, [11] is a country in the Central American region of North America. Costa Rica is bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the ...
Guanacaste Day is a Costa Rican holiday celebrating Costa Rica's annexation of the Guanacaste province in 1824. It is celebrated on July 25. History. Also known as Nicoya´s annexation to Costa Rica in 1824. The land had three major cities: Nicoya, Santa Cruz, and Liberia.
Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos alβaˈɾaðo keˈsaða]; born 14 January 1980) is a Costa Rican politician, writer, journalist, and political scientist who served as the 48th president of Costa Rica [2] from 8 May 2018 to 8 May 2022. A member of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC), Alvarado previously served as ...
28 March – Maundy Thursday. 29 March – Good Friday. 11 April – Juan Santamaría. 1 May – Labour Day. 25 July – Guanacaste Day. 2 August – Lady of the Angels Day. 15 August – Assumption Day, Mother's Day. 1 September – Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture. 15 September – Independence Day.