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How to Fight Street harassment in Costa Rica

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Costa Rica is known for its beautiful beaches and abundant biodiversity, but for women, it also means street harassment.

Tico Times reporter Alissa Grosskopf talks to experts and men on the street to figure out why they do it, how to fight it and what happens when you do.

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