Nicoya
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The two camps agree on four blue zones—Sardinia, Okinawa, Nicoya, and Ikaria—but there are some differences.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024
She and her husband have lived temporarily in New Orleans, San Francisco and three small beach towns on Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula, among other mini sabbatical locales.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
The region of Nicoya in Costa Rica—one of those original Blue Zones—appears to no longer be a place where people live longer lives than usual.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2023
In Nicoya, there’s a phrase called “plan de vida” or “life plan,” similar to the French's “raison d’etre”: a purpose, north star or driving force behind a person’s actions and decisions.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2023
Guided by the barking of dogs, they surprised the borough of Santa Catalina, and, mounting sixty men on horses, entered Nicoya and drove out the enemy, carrying off the governor's plate and movables.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
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