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Judy ❀
March 5, 2025
Hiking
In this small park there is a monument to Juan Santamaría, a Costa Rican national hero. Through his self-sacrifice the army was able to win the Second Battle of Rivas and preserve the country's independence.
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•Felipe🇨🇷
July 26, 2023
Cycling
Juan Santamaría Park, in Alajuela, is recognized for housing the sculptural complex in honor of the national hero from Alajuela. It is a surprisingly realistic bronze sculpture that captures the moment in which the soldier, carrying a torch aloft, prepares to set fire to the war inn, where the enemy remained entrenched.
The figure stands on a raised pedestal and is flanked by cannons. Chiselled in 1891 by the French sculptor Arístide Croisy, it is a song in defense of the freedom and independence of the homeland.
The figure stands on a raised pedestal and is flanked by cannons. Chiselled in 1891 by the French sculptor Arístide Croisy, it is a song in defense of the freedom and independence of the homeland.
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•Peter de Alemania
June 22, 2024
Cycling
Good place for a rest in the shade...
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