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Images from a busy, hot Election Day in Costa Rica

Flags, honking horns, a few protests, and excitement as candidates were glimpsed at interviews or polling stations around the Central Valley have made for an unusually active and colorful Easter Sunday in Costa Rica.

Take a look:

Carlos Madrigal / The Tico Times
Fabricio Alvarado and Laura Moscoa in Calle Fallas de Desamparados, Costa Rica.
Jonathan Jiménez / The Tico Times
Courtesy of Augusto Bolaños
Francisco Cubillo / The Tico Times
Augusto Bolaños / Vecinos Activos
Jonathan Jiménez / The Tico Times
Roberto Delgado Webb / The Tico Times
AFP Photo / Rodrigo Arangua
Ezequiel Becerra / AFP
Roberto Delgado Webb / The Tico Times

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