Nathalia Alfaro Paniagua (born April 8, 1987 in Heredia) is a

beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...

player from

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

, who played in the

Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 was the official international beach volleyball tour for 2005. Grand Slam There were three Grand Slam tournaments. These events give a higher number of points and more money than the rest of the tournaments.

at the

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has bee ...

step, playing with

Ingrid Morales Ingrid Patricia Morales Muñoz (born May 29, 1975 in San José) is a beach volleyball player from Costa Rica, who played in the Swatch FIVB World Tour 2005 at the Acapulco step, playing with Nathalia Alfaro. Representing her native country ...

. Representing her native country during the

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30. Host city *Main host city **Cartagena de Indias *Subsites: **Barranquilla, Colombia ( ...

playing with

Yanina Aguilar Yanina Aguilar (born February 15, 1977) is a beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ba ...

and the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

with

, she finished eighth and ninth. Playing in

Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadala ...

with

, they won the ''2008 Torneo Internacional de Voleibol de Playa de Puerto Vallarta. She won the silver medal at the

NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit The Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit is a sport competition for national teams in the sport of beach volleyball. The championship combines events for men and women, and is held annually, organized by the North, Central America and Caribbean Voll ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

and

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 (Distrito Nacional) , websi ...

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

. At her home country, she has won five consecutive beach volleyball championships, from 2005 to 2009.AVPR Campeonato 2009
She played

Indoor Volleyball Indoor(s) may refer to: *the interior of a building *Indoor environment, in building science, traditionally includes the study of indoor thermal environment, indoor acoustic environment, indoor light environment, and indoor air quality *Built envi ...

with her

National Team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...

at the 2007 NORCECA Championship.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alfaro, Nathalia 1987 births Living people Costa Rican women's volleyball players Costa Rican beach volleyball players Costa Rican women's beach volleyball players Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica Beach volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games People from Heredia (canton) Sportspeople from Heredia Province Beach volleyball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2011 Pan American Games Beach volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic beach volleyball players for Costa Rica