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841:Costa Rica
539:3 February
490:References
458:Puntarenas
420:Location (
370:Puntarenas
310:Guanacaste
249:Puntarenas
211:Puntarenas
177:Location (
129:Costa Rica
70:La Amistad
38:Guanacaste
1609:Venezuela
1559:Argentina
1478:Nicaragua
1468:Guatemala
1247:Squatting
1237:Languages
1222:Education
1186:Transport
1106:President
1067:Deputies
1047:Elections
1040:Districts
1030:Provinces
979:Volcanoes
964:Mountains
932:Geography
856:(capital)
754:7 October
598:17 August
111:(UNESCO)
1599:Suriname
1589:Paraguay
1579:Colombia
1516:Dominica
1506:Barbados
1473:Honduras
1355:Category
1242:Religion
1096:Military
1013:Politics
994:Wildlife
854:San José
845:articles
774:Archived
748:Archived
722:Archived
696:Archived
670:Archived
644:Archived
618:Archived
592:Archived
566:Archived
533:Archived
507:Archived
478:See also
422:province
314:Alajuela
179:province
117:cultural
1604:Uruguay
1584:Ecuador
1564:Bolivia
1531:Jamaica
1339:Outline
1290:Cuisine
1262:Culture
1205:Society
1174:Tourism
1144:Economy
1072:History
1035:Cantons
959:Islands
863:History
780:10 June
266:pelagic
228:cirques
1569:Brazil
1483:Panama
1453:Belize
1421:Mexico
1416:Canada
1360:Portal
1280:Cinema
1270:Anthem
1232:Health
1191:Unions
1161:Colón
1091:Mayors
974:Rivers
916:(1948)
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728:26 May
702:26 May
676:26 May
650:26 May
624:26 May
572:3 June
513:7 July
417:Image
385:Diquis
342:ocelot
340:, and
338:margay
334:jaguar
288:, and
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174:Image
158:
1574:Chile
1526:Haiti
1346:Index
1320:Sport
1310:Music
1305:Media
462:2003
414:Site
374:2014
318:1999
253:1997
215:1983
171:Site
1594:Peru
1511:Cuba
1295:Flag
1111:list
1084:LGBT
782:2023
756:2010
730:2023
704:2023
678:2023
652:2023
626:2023
600:2018
574:2023
541:2021
515:2019
441:and
380:The
348:and
107:The
119:or
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