Shark Skeleton - Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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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
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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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