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Arts and Culture

Coffee Photography: An Old Costa Rican Coffee Plantation

Alejandro Zúñiga -
The country is rich in gold, silver and copper, but its chief trade is in coffee, bananas and bar-gold, and it has been called the Coffee Republic.

When Bocas del Toro, Panama was part of Costa Rica

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

Remembering John F. Kennedy’s speech at UCR in Costa Rica

Thanksgiving in Costa Rica was a long time coming

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Costa Rica

San José, Costa Rica: One of the first cities with electricity

Alejandro Zúñiga -
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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News

TBT: Costa Rica’s most famous crocodile

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Nearly 10 years ago, Pocho the crocodile died of natural causes in Siquirres, Costa Rica.
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TBT: Irazú Volcano’s two-year eruption

Alejandro Zúñiga -
In March 1963, Irazú Volcano in Costa Rica began a period of eruptions that would last two years.
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Arenal

Throwback Thursday: 2006 Arenal Volcano lava flows

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For years, La Fortuna's 8,000 residents made their peace with the consistently active volcano to form a delicate harmony.
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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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Costa Rica

TBT: Costa Rica’s National Stadium

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

TBT: 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: San José of decades past

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Before it became the park we know today, La Sabana was Costa Rica's first international airport. This photo shows what that looked like —...
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History

TBT: Abraham Lincoln’s letter to Costa Rica

Alejandro Zúñiga -
We take a look back at a piece of Costa Rica history in another installment of  Throwback Thursday (TBT).
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Costa Rica Airfare
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