Laureano Albán
Laureano Albán Rivas is a Costa Rican writer. A native of Turrialba, he was a recipient of the Magón National Prize for Culture in 2006. He served as representative of the Republic of Costa Rica to UNESCO from 1998–2002.Awards
- Adonais Prize for poetry, Madrid, Spain, 1979.
- National Poetry Prize Achilles J. Echeverria, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1980.
- First Prize of Spanish Culture, Madrid, Spain, 1981.
- Spanish American Literature Award, Huelva, Spain, 1982.
- Religious International Poetry Prize, Burgos, Spain, 1983.
- Single Award VII Biennial of Poetry, León, Spain, 1983.
- Columbia University Translation Award center, New York, USA. UU., 1983.
- Prize Walt Whitman Poetry Central, Central, 1986.
- World Prize for Mystical Poetry Rielo Fernando, Madrid, Spain, 1989.
- National Poetry Prize Achilles J. Echeverria, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1993.
- Mago National Culture Award, San José, Costa Rica, 2006.
