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Public employee protest takes over San José’s Second Avenue

August 20, 2015

Public workers' demonstration at San José, Aug. 20, 2015 — Alberto Font/The Tico Times

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Public employee protest takes over San José’s Second Avenue

Trending Now

Three Paperwork Problems Led Costa Rica to Deny Beéle Concert Permit

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Flash Floods Trap People in Heredia and Escazú as Storms Dump Up to 80 mm

Francisco Cerundolo Reaches Brussels Quarterfinals With Win Over Martin Damm

Thousands March as Costa Rica Lawmakers Cut 8 Billion Colones From Public Universities

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