Tico Times #TBT: Costa Rican aviation

January 3, 2019

030119_TBT_aviation_Costa_Rica — Tico Times Archives

The jet age has helped transform Costa Rica into a vacation destination for people worldwide. In today’s #TBT, we look at how aviation has changed in Costa Rica.

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