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The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa-], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː(ɽ)a]; "our thing" [3]), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century.
Bahía Drake. Bahía Drake (Drake Bay; Spanish pronunciation:) is a small bay on the north side of the Osa Peninsula on the coast of southwestern Costa Rica.. This bay is believed to be a port used by Sir Francis Drake during his raids on the Spanish Main in the 16th century and the location of one of the British pirate's fabled hidden treasures.
The oldest evidence of human occupation in Costa Rica is associated with the arrival of groups of hunter-gatherers about 10,000 to 19,000 years BC, with ancient archaeological evidence (stone tool making) located in the Turrialba Valley, at sites called Guardiria and Florence, with matching quarry and workshop areas with presence of type clovis spearheads and South American inspired arrows.
The Organizacion de Narcotraficantes Unidos (ONU, or La ONU) (in English: United Drug Traffickers), is a Puerto Rican criminal organization based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It is an organization dedicated to drug dealing and unifying various well-known dealers under one umbrella group.
Costa Rica agreed to these terms, but Nicaragua refused to remove its troops. [14] On a meeting on November 12, by a vote of 22 to 2, the OAS ambassadors approved a resolution requesting Costa Rica and Nicaragua to pull out their troops from a conflict zone along their common border and to hold talks to settle their dispute. [18]
Siquirres has an area of 860.19 km² [4] and a mean elevation of 127 metres. [2]The canton touches the Caribbean coast between the mouths of the Pacuare River to the southeast and the Parismina River to the northwest.
Later in the day, Quan was again joined by some of his fellow Goonies when Sean Astin, Cohen, Green and Feldman joined him at the premiere of his new film, "Love Hurts," at the TCL Chinese Theater.
El Partido de Nicoya y su integración a Costa Rica (in Spanish). Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica. p. 236. ISBN 9977676070. Meléndez Chaverri, Carlos (1963). La verdad histórica en torno a la anexión del Partido de Nicoya a Costa Rica (in Spanish). ANDE: Revista de la Asociación Nacional de Educadores. pp. 101– 108.