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The Telles family at the U.S. Embassy’s Residence in Costa Rica in March 1963. Cynthia Telles is in the lower left.

October 12, 2022

The Telles family at the U.S. Embassy’s Residence in Costa Rica in March 1963. Cynthia Telles is in the lower left.

U.S. Department of State

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