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After a final he dominated from the start, Jairo Pérez, placing in front of the Puerto Viejan Gilbert Brown, the surfer from Montezuma Matías Braun, and Jaco’s Anderson Tascon, Pérez surpassed the expectations of his opponents by earning the highest points on a stunning right.

Read more: Jairo Pérez places 1st at Copa Mango 2009

The "Golden Paw Award" is presented twice a year by our organization, and it's purpose is to honor local people in our community for their compassion and service toward animals. On December 16, 2009, the award was presented to Rossy Quesada Gomez, the popular owner of Cafe del Mar, located in front of the new park on Jaco's main street.

Rossy helps all animals who happen by her restaurant or her house. She feeds them when they are hungry, makes sure that they get fixed and fosters them until they get adopted. All animals are welcome at her place – she has 3 cats and 9 dogs of her own, with many others that are just visitors. Some of them she found injured on the street, others just came to her place and never left – and why would they?

Thank you Rossy, for all the time and love you give to those furry little friends who need your help.

If you would like to see the presentation "Life" – tune in to channel 11 (on CableTica Jaco) in January – we will inform you of the exact day and time.

Read more: The Golden Paw awarded to Rossy Quesada Gomez

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Everything is in place for the 10th edition of the Circuito Nacional DayStar, presented by LimeCarol. Called the Copa Mango, this year's first date will begin Saturday, December 19, and is categorized with 4 Stars — or 1,500 points to the winner in each of the 15 divisions. Scheduled to take place in front of DayStar's Hotel Bahia Encantada, this date will unite the best surfers in the country for the beginning of a six month journey that will see the Circuito visiting seven beaches around the country.

The last two times the Copa Mango went off in Jaco, in 2008 and 2009, the winners were Germaine "Nino" Myrie (Puerto Viejo) and Jason Torres (Jaco). Torres, however, may not even appear for this Circuito date as he has plans to surf at the Asociacion of Latinamericana Surfing (ALAS) Latin Pro contest in El Salvador, which happens to coincide with the Copa Mango.

"I'm not sure yet if I will be able to run the whole Circuit. It is time for me to leave and compete outside the country where some more important dates are realized," affirmed Torres, who has not been able to obtain a Costa Rica national title after coming close with two subchampionships in three years.

In fact, several Tico surfers may be absent due to that ALAS appointment, opening the way for an interesting start to the Circuito Nacional championship rankings. Several new faces may be standing in the winners podium on Sunday, December 20.

Read more: Costa Rica's Circuito Nacional Opens Jaco's Copa Mango