Who is Nery Brenes?...y feliz "25 de Julio"!

BBC News tells us who he is.

From Costa Rica to Beijing...all the best wishes!

Speaking of Costa Rica...one of it's provinces, Guanacaste, is celebrating being part of our country:

"During colonial times, Guanacaste did not actually form part of the province of Costa Rica, but instead pertained to Nicaragua. Shortly after the nations in the region gained their independence from Spain in 1821, the residents of the communities of Nicoya, Santa Cruz, and Cañas decided that they preferred to become part of Costa Rica and announced their annexation on July 25, 1825. This date is commemorated by a government holiday, even though it was not until 1858 that the change in boundary lines was officially recognized and agreed upon by the two countries involved." (Source)