Experience Costa Rica's 'Pura Vida' in Under 3 Minutes
National Geographic
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August 1, 2016
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Pura Vida is the unofficial motto of Costa Rica. Literally, it means "pure life." In essence, it means perfection. Peer into filmmaker FKY's family vacation, shot in a beautiful country.

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