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Costa Rica History: An Ancient Indigenous Uprising
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November 18, 2022
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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Coffee Photography: An Old Costa Rican Coffee Plantation
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June 28, 2022
This early 1900s photo shows a coffee plantation in Costa Rica. The photo was published as part of a 1914 five-volume encyclopedia called "The...
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When Bocas del Toro, Panama was part of Costa Rica
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January 4, 2022
Look closely at this mid-1800s map of Costa Rica, and you might spot some major differences.
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Costa Rica Sports History: A soccer match at The Old National Stadium
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December 7, 2021
Soccer in Costa Rica has come a long way.
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Remembering John F. Kennedy’s speech at UCR in Costa Rica
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November 28, 2021
Kennedy became the first sitting U.S. President to make an appearance in Costa Rica.
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The birth of the Pan-American Highway in Costa Rica
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I've always believed that the direction of my life was set by the birth of the Pan-American Highway (a.k.a. Inter-American Highway).
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San José, Costa Rica: One of the first cities with electricity
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September 30, 2021
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: Costa Rica’s most famous crocodile
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August 19, 2021
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
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July 15, 2021
In March 1963, Irazú Volcano in Costa Rica began a period of eruptions that would last two years.
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Surf Sunday: Watch ‘Endless Summer II,’ A film that popularized Tamarindo
The Tico Times
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July 4, 2021
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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