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Costa Rica Coffee Bound For Rose Bowl Parade

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COSTA Rican coffee will have anaudience of millions on New Year’s Daywhen a Starbucks float highlighting Ticojava participates in the 116th Rose Bowlparade in Pasadena, California.Farmer Manuel Antonio Barrantes andhis family – of Cafetalera Herbazú, in thenorthern province of Alajuela – will be partof the float, the daily La Nación reported.

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