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1688:San Antonio
1529:Santa María
1440:La Trinidad
1430:San Vicente
1354:San Ignacio
1288:San Antonio
1121:Salitrillos
1106:San Gabriel
1068:San Lorenzo
1040:San Antonio
1030:Candelarita
947:San Antonio
904:San Antonio
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1760:Categories
1683:Santa Cruz
1678:San Isidro
1668:San Andrés
1645:La Amistad
1615:Platanares
1595:El General
1562:Granadilla
1557:Curridabat
1549:Curridabat
1483:Turrubares
1473:San Rafael
1374:Sabanillas
1321:San Rafael
1316:San Isidro
1298:San Felipe
1293:Concepción
1278:Alajuelita
1270:Alajuelita
1179:Goicoechea
1169:Quitirrisí
1073:San Carlos
1063:San Marcos
1025:San Rafael
1020:Grifo Alto
932:San Miguel
909:San Rafael
585:References
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249:Costa Rica
188:Population
141:Costa Rica
104:83°35′39″W
1663:San Pablo
1635:Río Nuevo
1610:San Pedro
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1491:San Pablo
1463:Sabanilla
1458:San Pedro
1407:León XIII
1369:Cangrejal
1364:Palmichal
1331:Patalillo
1235:Santa Ana
1227:Santa Ana
1187:Guadalupe
1116:Monterrey
1015:Barbacoas
987:Los Guido
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1359:Guaitil
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1055:Tarrazú
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476:Economy
302:±% p.a.
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129:Country
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1534:Jardín
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1346:Acosta
1260:Brasil
1217:Purral
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1539:Copey
1384:Tibás
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