NATIONAL TOURIST BOARD 
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA 
CENTRAL AMERICA 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 
President 
Vice-Pres. 
Treasurer 
Sec’y. & Mgr. 
Eduardo Carrillo C. 
Carlos Ventura F. 
Juan Fernandez M. 
Juan E. Romagosa S. 
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS: 
Dr. Luis P. Jimenez 
Mr. Alfredo Sasso R. 
Don Max. Gurdian R. 
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: 
Don Nicolas Pena C. 
Mr. Perrv Girton H. 
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Don Aurelio Esquivel S. 
HEADQUARTERS 
AND INFORMATION BUREAU 
(The Arcades) 
(In front of National Theatre, next door to the 
Gran Hotel Costa Rica) 
SAN JOSE 
Phone: 3 598 
Branch Offices at Port Limon, Puntarenas 
and Cartago 
The Port Limon Office at the Baggage Dept. 
in the Custom House 
Costa Rica —*£> 
1 .—This Orchid is known as «Torito». Its scientific name is 
«Stanhopea Devonensii». Beautiful and fragant. 
If you are a lover of Peace, of Tranquility, of Beautiful 
Scenery and of a Morning in Spring, then come to Costa Rica. 
In Costa Rica you will find a peaceful, peaceloving and 
hospitable people, rich and poor alike. 
In Costa Rica you will find tranquil surroundings, with none 
of the hustle and bustle of the big cities of Europe and North 
America. Life moves along in a leisurely sort of way, and the 
