May 5, 2008 Eduardo Gutiérrez Rosales has been holding the office as Nicoya's first supply mayor. They are both members of the National Liberation Party (PLN). Sports A.D. Guanacasteca is the city's major football team, having spent several years in the Costa Rican Primera División. They sold their licence and were moved away from Nicoya to become Brujas de Escazú in 2004. They were later reformed and play their home games in the Estadio Chorotega. Climate This area typically has a pronounced dry season. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nicoya has a tropical savanna climate, abbreviated "Aw" on climate maps. Education Liceo de Nicoya was founded in 1956. It's an academic high school, and it provides education to the whole canton of Nicoya. Blue Zone Nicoya, also known as the Nicoya Peninsula has not been only recognized as one of the 5 places in the planet with surprisingly high rate of longevity but also as the highest concentration of centenarians in the world. There are many theories on why is this unique phenomenon occurring but one scientific investigation stands out, it was made on 2014 and published on 2015 by the Costa Rican National Water Laboratory by the title ¨Differences in water hardness and longevity rates in the Peninsula of Nicoya in Guanacaste and the other districts, Costa Rica¨ Performed by Darner A. Mora-Alvarado1, Carlos F. Portuguez-Barquero, Nuria Alfaro-Herrera3, Michael Hernández-Miraulth References Populated places established in 1523 Blue zones Populated places in Guanacaste Province 1523 establishments in the Spanish Empire