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Can you beat this view?

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Reader Jan Hart, a writer and artist who lives in the mountains outside the Southern Zone city of Pérez Zeledón, sent us this image of the view from her neck of the woods. Read our Weekend Arts Spotlight interview with Jan here.

Would you like to submit a photo to our #TTPicOfTheDay series – the view from your home or favorite Costa Rican spot, or any other image you care to share? Please send horizontal photos at least 1100 pixels wide to kstanley@ticotimes.net. We’d love to see the sights with you.

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