Shark Skeleton - Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 09° 58.488 W 084° 50.286
16P E 737005 N 1103401
"Shark Skeleton" is a sculpture located on the Paseo de los Turistas in Puntarenas, Costa Rica.
Waymark Code: WM11PTT
Location: Costa Rica
Date Posted: 11/28/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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As the name suggests, the stone sculpture represents a creative life-size shark skeleton by the Costa Rican artist Leonardo Villegas Gomez.

The plaque on the base says:

"I SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL
DE ESCULTURA EN PIEDRA

"SHARK SKELETON"
LEONARDO VILLEGAS GOMEZ

PATROCINADOR
BANCO DE COSTA RICA

ORGANIZADORES

CASA DE LA CULTURA DE PUNTANERAS
REFUGIO DE LOS ARTISTAS DE ALAJUELA
REVISTA INTERNACIONAL SCULPTURAL PURSUIT

PUNTARENAS, ABRIL, DEL 2006"

Google translation:

"THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
OF SCULPTURE IN STONE

"SHARK SKELETON"
LEONARDO VILLEGAS GOMEZ

SPONSOR
BANK OF COSTA RICA

ORGANIZERS

HOUSE OF THE CULTURE OF PUNTANERAS
REFUGE OF THE ARTISTS OF ALAJUELA
SCULPTURAL PURSUIT INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE

PUNTARENAS, APRIL, OF 2006 "
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Shark Skeleton

Figure Type: Animal

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Leonardo Villegas Gomez

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: April 2006

Materials used: White limestone

Location: Paseo de los Turistas

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