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Sloth Kong Airport Photo Contest winner for June is…

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Krysta Benzenberg!!! with a display of handstand mastery. On behalf of Krysta and SK, we’ll donate $100 to Hogar Sol for needy children in Costa Rica.

The contest rules are simple: Take your photo with Sloth Kong at Juan Santamaría International Airport before boarding your flight back home, share it with us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter or email it to sk@ticotimes.net. Be sure to include the hashtag ‪#‎SlothKong‬. Check out our tagboard here: wordpress-257819-2837440.cloudwaysapps.com/skcontest/.

Every month, we’ll choose the most creative photo and donate $100 on behalf of the winner to the institution Hogar Sol.

Congratulations Krysta!

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