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Nicoya

American  
[ni-koi-uh, nee-kaw-yah] / nɪˈkɔɪ ə, niˈkɔ yɑ /

noun

  1. Gulf of, an arm of the Pacific Ocean on the NW coast of Costa Rica.


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But two places did make the cut: the peninsula of Nicoya in Costa Rica in 2007, and the island of Ikaria in Greece in 2008.

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

Although there has been some recent debate on whether all of these zones should be considered blue zones, studies show people in places like Nicoya and Sardinia seem to live longer healthier lives.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2023

Nicoya entertained the Spaniards courteously, supplied them with food, and embraced the Christian religion, being baptised himself along with all his people, six thousand in number.

From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas