Costa Rican Government Turns Beloved Festival into Campaign Rally

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Issue Sep 09-15 2026: The Night of Lanterns is one of Costa Rica’s most cherished cultural traditions, an event that features colorful handmade lanterns shaped like houses and oxcarts, national anthems and parades, and the carrying of the so-called “Freedom Torch” from the Nicaraguan border all the way to Cartago.

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