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TBT: Watch ‘Endless Summer II,’ the documentary that popularized Tamarindo

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By the 1990s, Tamarindo and nearby surf spots — Witch's Rock, Ollie's Point — weren't exactly secrets, but the release of “Endless Summer II” really broke things wide open.
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TBT: Pan Am Flight 421 crashes in Costa Rica on this day in 1980

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On this day in 1980, a Boeing 727 operating Pan American World Airways flight 421 crashed short of Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría International Airport. 
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Construction of Costa Rica’s National Stadium

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The 35,000-seat stadium replaced its predecessor of the same name and location.
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Throwback Thursday

Costa Rica’s imposing Rio Grande railway bridge

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The Rio Grande railway bridge is one of Costa Rica's most impressive architectural achievements
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Throwback Thursday

TBT: Pan American Clipper connects Costa Rica to Texas

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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

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Why are Costa Ricans so happy? It might just be because of the talking, anthropomorphic sloths.
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