Laureano Albán

Laureano Albán Rivas (born January 9, 1942) 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.