US Embassy in San José celebrates Fourth of July, tips hat to Solís

Costa Rica's Foreign Vice Minister Alejandro Solano, left, and U.S. Embassy chargé d'affaires Gonzalo Gallegos shake hands after a toast at the U.S. Embassy's 4th of July celebration at the Hotel Real InterContinental in Escazú. "It's great to have this celebration in Costa Rica. We have a great ally and partner in Costa Rica and the Solís administration has proven themselves to be as strong a partner as we've ever had here in Costa Rica," Gallegos told The Tico Times. (Alberto Font/The Tico Times)