Otto Guevara casts his ballot in La Uruca

February 2, 2014

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Libertarian candidate Otto Guevara became the first frontrunner to cast his ballot today at 8:30 a.m. in La Uruca. Guevara is one of four candidates in contention for the Costa Rican presidency.

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