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Watch: The world celebrates Costa Rican independence

Alejandro Zúñiga
By Alejandro Zúñiga

Various buildings and monuments across the world displayed the red, white and blue of Costa Rica in celebration of its bicentennial.

Check out some of the highlights, courtesy of the Foreign Ministry:

Aspire Tower in Doha, Qatar.
Niagara Falls in the United States and Canada.
Buildings in Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Supertrees in Singapore.
Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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