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Costa Rica Sports History: A soccer match at The Old National Stadium

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Soccer in Costa Rica has come a long way.
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Thanksgiving in Costa Rica was a long time coming

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In this #TBT piece, we looked back on days of turkey scarcity.
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San José, Costa Rica: One of the first cities with electricity

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In 1884, San José, Costa Rica, became one of the first cities in the world to be illuminated with electric lighting.
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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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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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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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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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TBT: Pan American ad invites you to a Central American ‘fiesta’

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Pan American Airlines flew regularly to Costa Rica until 1981.
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TBT: When LACSA flew the colors of Costa Rica across the Americas

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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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Costa Rica Aviation: A Mid-1920s Costa Rican air mail postage stamp

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The featured photograph shows a mid-1920s postal stamp for air mail in Costa Rica.
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Tico Times #TBT: A 1947 documentary of Costa Rica

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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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Tico Times #TBT: Small lake forms after earthquake

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This Library of Congress photo, dated between 1880 and 1900, shows a small lake that formed after an earthquake in Costa Rica. 
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Memories of Costa Rica Travel

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If you live in Costa Rica, you may have had to explain to friends why Taco Bell is part of your address.
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Pan Am Airlines ceases flights to Costa Rica: A Look Back

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A Pan Am map cited "beautiful girls galore" in Costa Rica (and also wild orchids). 
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