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Images from a busy, hot Election Day in Costa Rica

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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:

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

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