''La Nación'' is a Costa Rican newspaper. It is published in San José,

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. The newspaper is a general purpose newspaper, and circulates daily all year long, except on three

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holidays,

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and the following Saturday, and the day after the

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History

''La Nación'' was founded on October 12, 1946, by Sergio Carballo Romero as director,

Ricardo Castro Beeche Ricardo Castro Béeche (April 11, 1894 – October 9, 1967) was a Costa Rican lawyer, politician and writer. Castro Béeche was born in San José, Costa Rica on April 11, 1894, to parents Roberto Castro Solera and Mercedes Béeche Argüel ...

as manager, and Jorge Salas heading the administration. The first reporters were Adrián Vega Aguiar, Salvador Lara, Eduardo Chavarría, Federico González Campos, Claudio Ortiz Oreamuno and Joaquín Vargas Gené. The newspaper was born during the confusion and political unrest caused by lingering electoral fraud, corruption scandals, government repression and street violence against the opposition, with the participation of the Costa Rican

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movement, that at the time was an ally to the Picado administration. Less than two year later after the foundation of ''La Nación'', these events led into the 1948 Costa Rican Civil War.

''La Nación'' today

As of 2008 the newspaper is owned by ''Grupo Nación'', which also owns several newspapers, such as ''Al Dia'', ''El Financiero'', and ''La Teja'', and also the magazines ''Perfil'', ''Sabores'', ''SoHo''and ''Su Casa''. ''Grupo Nación'' also owns other related companies, such as ''Servigráficos'', ''Impresión Comercial'', and ''PAYCA''. The group also owns several radio stations of the ''Grupo Latinoamericano de Radiodifusión'', in alliance with the

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Grupo Prisa, operating three radio stations: ''La Nueva 90.7'', ''Los 40 Principales'', and ''Bésame''. Overseas the ''Grupo Nación'' owns three important newspapers. The

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weekly ''El Capital'', and ''Siglo XXI'' and ''Al Día'' in

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External links

Web site newspaper ''La Nación''

Web site sister newspaper ''Al Día''
1946 establishments in Costa Rica Maria Moors Cabot Prize winners Newspapers published in Costa Rica Publications established in 1946 {{CostaRica-stub