Nicoya
Americannoun
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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
In one study in Nicoya, the longevity effect did not apply to residents who had migrated there, which highlights the "importance of the environment, relative to genetics," according to the study.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2023
In front of him, across the glittering Pacific, was the hazy outline of the Nicoya Peninsula, where celebrities including Mel Gibson, Matt Damon and Tom Brady have vacationed.
From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2023
On the evening of the 22d, they were near the entrance of the Gulf of Nicoya, in a little fleet, consisting of two small barks, a row-galley, and nine large canoes.
From History of the Buccaneers of America by Burney, James
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