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Government Offices Closed Monday

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ALL government offices and many privatebusinesses will close July 25 for GuanacasteDay, a national holiday to celebratethe annexation of the northwestern provinceof Guanacaste – formerly part of Nicaragua– to Costa Rica. See the Weekendsection for more about the holiday.

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