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1699:San Antonio
1540:Santa María
1451:La Trinidad
1441:San Vicente
1365:San Ignacio
1299:San Antonio
1132:Salitrillos
1117:San Gabriel
1079:San Lorenzo
1051:San Antonio
1041:Candelarita
958:San Antonio
915:San Antonio
562:artifacts.
517:Excavations
504:Archaeology
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279:Cocos Plate
232:Postal code
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1771:Categories
1694:Santa Cruz
1689:San Isidro
1679:San Andrés
1656:La Amistad
1626:Platanares
1606:El General
1573:Granadilla
1568:Curridabat
1560:Curridabat
1494:Turrubares
1484:San Rafael
1385:Sabanillas
1332:San Rafael
1327:San Isidro
1309:San Felipe
1304:Concepción
1289:Alajuelita
1281:Alajuelita
1190:Goicoechea
1180:Quitirrisí
1084:San Carlos
1074:San Marcos
1036:San Rafael
1031:Grifo Alto
943:San Miguel
920:San Rafael
596:References
543:the site.
260:Costa Rica
199:Population
152:Costa Rica
115:83°35′39″W
1674:San Pablo
1646:Río Nuevo
1621:San Pedro
1507:San Pedro
1502:San Pablo
1474:Sabanilla
1469:San Pedro
1418:León XIII
1380:Cangrejal
1375:Palmichal
1342:Patalillo
1246:Santa Ana
1238:Santa Ana
1198:Guadalupe
1127:Monterrey
1026:Barbacoas
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112:9°29′07″N
1631:Pejibaye
1583:Tirrases
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1479:Mercedes
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1347:Cascajal
1266:Piedades
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1160:Tabarcia
1016:Santiago
1008:Puriscal
857:Catedral
852:Hospital
834:San José
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158:Province
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1578:Sánchez
1433:Moravia
1370:Guaitil
1155:Guayabo
1107:Tarbaca
1066:Tarrazú
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560:tumbaga
548:ceramic
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492:Tourism
487:Economy
313:±% p.a.
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140:Country
1651:Páramo
1545:Jardín
1522:Carara
1423:Colima
1357:Acosta
1271:Brasil
1228:Purral
1102:Aserrí
1094:Aserrí
1056:Chires
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862:Zapote
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1636:Cajón
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1550:Copey
1395:Tibás
1261:Uruca
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1218:Ipís
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