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Red Cross responded to 10,000 incidents during Semana Santa

The Tico Times - April 5, 2021

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Driving in Costa Rica During Easter Week (Semana Santa)

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Costa Rica promotes Holy Week tourism with mandatory vacation

Virtual Semana Santa: The superstitions that mark Easter Week

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Catholics in Guatemala set sawdust carpet world record

The Tico Times -

Thousands of Guatemalan Catholics broke their own Guinness record for the world's longest sawdust carpet Thursday with a multi-colored masterpiece stretching down the main avenue of the capital's historic center.

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