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Pic of the Day: The colors in everyday life

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Traditional oxcart wheel
Photo via Krystal Porter.

In Costa Rica, it’s easy to find the beauty in the common things — like at your local market.

Reader Krystal Porter shared the following photos with us from San José.

Farmers market carrots
Carrots for sale at the feria in Guadalupe.
Farmers market breadfruit
Breadfruit for sale at the Guadalupe feria.

Want to share your Costa Rica photos with us? Send them our way: alejandro@ticotimes.net.

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