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Costa Rica celebrates arrival of cyclist Andrey Amador

Hundreds of Ticos welcomed Costa Rican cyclist Andrey Amador at the Plaza de la Cultura in downtown San José after his arrival to Costa Rica Friday  afternoon. Amador finished fourth in the Giro d’Italia, the most important cycling race after the Tour de France, and is now the highest placing Central American cyclist in history.

 

 

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