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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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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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