The Cupid and Swan fountain in the University of Costa Rica

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--------------- Detectar idioma Afrikáans Albanés Alemán Amárico Árabe Armenio Azerbaiyano Bengalí Bielorruso Birmano Bosnio Búlgaro Canarés Catalán Cebuano Checo Chino (simplificado) Chino (tradicional) Cingalés Coreano Corso Criollo haitiano Croata Danés Eslovaco Esloveno Español Esperanto Estonio Euskera Finés Francés Frisón occidental Gaélico escocés Galés Gallego Georgiano Griego Guyaratí Hausa Hawaiano Hebreo Hindi Hmong Húngaro Igbo Indonesio Inglés Irlandés Islandés Italiano Japonés Javanés Jemer Kazajo Kirguís Kurdo Lao Latín Letón Lituano Luxemburgués Macedonio Malayalam Malayo Malgache Maltés Maorí Maratí Mongol Neerlandés Nepalí Noruego Nyanja Panyabí Pastún Persa Polaco Portugués Rumano Ruso Samoano Serbio Shona Sindhi Somalí Sotho meridional Suajili Sueco Sundanés Tagalo Tailandés Tamil Tayiko Telugu Turco Ucraniano Urdu Uzbeko Vietnamita Xhosa Yidis Yoruba Zulú Español The Cupid and Swan fountain (also known as Boy and Swan fountain) arrived in Costa Rica from England in December 1867 and was installed in the Central Park of San Jose, the following year to commemorate the capital's first iron pipe. In 1944 it was donated to the University of Costa Rica, founded in 1944. The fountain remained in the University building, until its last vestige was moved in 1966. The fountain was moved to the Ciudad Universitaria, in San Pedro de Montes de Oca, and its first seat there was the Agronomy faculty building, inaugurated in 1972. At the end of the 1980s, it was decided to restore the fountain and install it in Plaza Santo Tomás, in front of the Carlos Monge Alfaro Library. In 2018, the fountain celebrates a century and a half of existence.