Limon
Encyclopedia
Limon or Limón, Spanish for "lemon", may refer to:
Places:
Notable people:
Other:
Places:
- Limon, ColoradoLimon, ColoradoLimon is a Statutory Town that is the most populous town in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States immediately east of Elbert County. The population was 2,071 at the 2000 census. Limon has been called the "Hub City" of Eastern Colorado because Interstate 70, U.S. Highways 24, 40, and 287, and...
, a town in the United States - Limon, NièvreLimon, NièvreLimon is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-References:*...
, a commune in the Nièvre department of France - Limón, Honduras, a municipality in the department of Colón in Honduras
- Puerto Limón, commonly known as Limón, the capital city of both the canton and province of in Costa Rica
- Limón CantonLimón CantonLimón is the name of the first canton in the province of Limón in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 1,765.79 km², and has a population of 97,102. Its capital is the provincial capital city of Puerto Limón....
, a canton in the province of Limón in Costa Rica - Limón ProvinceLimón ProvinceLimón is one of seven provinces in Costa Rica. The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the southwestern portion houses part of an extensive mountain range known as the Cordillera de Talamanca...
, one of seven provinces in Costa Rica - Limón River, a river of northern Venezuela which flows into the Caribbean Sea
Notable people:
- Ada LimónAda LimónAda Limón is an American poet. Born in Sonoma, California, She is the author of three full-length poetry collections, and two chapbooks....
, an American poet - Emilio LimónEmilio LimónEmilio Limón is a Surinamese international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Robinhood.-Career:Limón began his senior career in 2007 with Robinhood...
, a Surinamese international footballer - Iyari LimonIyari LimonIyari Pérez Limón is an actress best known for her supporting role as Potential Slayer Kennedy on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Career:Limón has appeared in numerous TV commercials, both in Spanish and English...
, an American actress - José Arcadio Limón (1908–1972), a Mexican-born US modern dancer and choreographer
- Rafael LimónRafael LimonRafael Limón is a Mexican former boxer who was a world champion in the Super Featherweight /Jr. Lightweight division twice.He is better known as Bazooka Limón. Limón shares his nickname, Bazooka, with at least two other known world boxing champions: Puerto Rico's Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gómez and...
, a Mexican boxer
Other:
- Limón FCLimón Fútbol ClubLimón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010...
, a football team in Puerto Limón, Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. - The Limon Family, the largest family in the state of Texas. Very well known in Austin.
- Limon, a portmanteau of lemonLemonThe lemon is both a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used, mainly in cooking and baking...
and limeLime (fruit)Lime is a term referring to a number of different citrus fruits, both species and hybrids, which are typically round, green to yellow in color, 3–6 cm in diameter, and containing sour and acidic pulp. Limes are a good source of vitamin C. Limes are often used to accent the flavors of foods and...
used to market SpriteSprite (soft drink)Sprite is a transparent, lemon-lime flavored , caffeine free soft drink, produced by the Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced in the United States in 1961. This was Coke's response to the popularity of 7 Up, which had begun as "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" in 1929...
and Stars & StripesStars & Stripes (soft drink)Stars & Stripes is a brand of soda manufactured by Cott Beverages. It is available in the United States and Mexico.Stars & Stripes comes in a cola flavor, but is also available in such flavors as grape, root beer, orange and Loopy Limon ....