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Arts & Culture
Costa Rica History: An Ancient Indigenous Uprising
Alejandro Zúñiga
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November 18, 2022
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Roosevelt’s Costa Rica fishing trip to Isla del Coco
Arts and Culture
Costa Rica Sports History: A soccer match at The Old National Stadium
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The birth of the Pan-American Highway in Costa Rica
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TBT: Costa Rica’s Pacific Railroad in Puntarenas
The Tico Times
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In the late 1800s, various attempts were made to extend rail service from San José to Puntarenas.
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Expat Living
An oasis for Costa Rican expats in downtown San José
The Tico Times
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From the 1980s through the early 2000s, San José was an epicenter of entertainment and nightlife for both Costa Ricans and expats. During those...
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Throwback Thursday
TBT: Pan American Clipper connects Costa Rica to Texas
The Tico Times
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In December 1946, Pan American Airways connected Costa Rica with a direct flight to Corpus Christi and Houston, Texas.
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Throwback Thursday
TBT: Costa Rica’s gift of happiness
The Tico Times
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Why are Costa Ricans so happy? It might just be because of the talking, anthropomorphic sloths.
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Throwback Thursday
TBT: Pan American ad invites you to a Central American ‘fiesta’
Alejandro Zúñiga
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Pan American Airlines flew regularly to Costa Rica until 1981.
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Throwback Thursday
Costa Rica History: Its discovery and conquest
Alejandro Zúñiga
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For a unique look into Costa Rica's past, you can't do much better than the 1913 book, "History of the discovery and conquest of...
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Throwback Thursday
TBT: When LACSA flew the colors of Costa Rica across the Americas
Alejandro Zúñiga
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LACSA, or Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses S.A., once flew the colors of Costa Rica throughout North, Central and South America.
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Throwback Thursday
Tico Times #TBT: A 1947 documentary of Costa Rica
Alejandro Zúñiga
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The nine-minute documentary showcases life in Costa Rica in the 1940s, as viewed through the lens of United States filmmaker James A. Fitzpatrick.
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