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ID 30339 Views: 620 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO/MROC) Costa Rica, March 13, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BBG (cn 208B0572) Parked outside the Sansa terminal at San Jose/Alajeula, this Caravan shows off its tail feathers based on the wing feathers of the Scarlet and Blue Macaw, a large indigenous parrot native to the area. Since this time, the planes have been repainted to more closely represent their association with TACA.

ID 30334 Views: 567 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa None	Quepos - La Managua (XQP/MRQP) Costa Rica, March 13, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	None (cn None) Welcome to the jungle! The "parking lot" and welcome signs as you walk to the exit at Quepos. From here, we rode in a Jeep taxi to our hotel near Manuel Antonio State Park.

ID 26875 Views: 617 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Quepos - La Managua (XQP/MRQP) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAN (cn 208B0710) On short final to La Managua in Quepos, Costa Rica (XQP/MRQP), we pass over palm oil plantations that only stop to make room for the runway. Just beyond the hills lies the Pacific Ocean, a tropical paradise, and the gateway to Manuel Antonio National Park.

ID 26874 Views: 686 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO/MROC) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAN (cn 208B0710) Four years ago from this very day, I was sitting in the Sansa terminal at San Jose, Costa Rica awaiting my ride to Quepos, an old fishing village situated on the Pacific coast, and an increasingly popular tourist destination. This turned out to be one of the most memorable and best vacations of my life! I shot this photo from inside the tiny Sansa terminal as my friend and I greeted the arrival of the aircraft that would take us to paradise.

ID 25882 Views: 620 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO/MROC) Costa Rica, March 7, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAK (cn 208B0681) Heading for the Sansa terminal after exiting runway 07 at Alajuela.

ID 25881 Views: 657 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO/MROC) Costa Rica, March 7, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAP (cn 208B0789) Exiting the runway while we sit off to the side awaiting our gate.

ID 18594 Views: 533 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Quepos - La Managua (XQP/MRQP) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-AZU (cn 208B0640) (Best to view at 1152.) Turning out for departure, this Sansa Caravan is headed back to San Jose, from where I had arrived just a short while ago aboard another Sansa Caravan. Since my first time in the tropical paradise of Quepos Costa Rica, La Managua airport had upgraded its services with an actual paved runway and upgraded "terminal" facilities.

ID 11714 Views: 1061 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Quepos - La Managua (XQP/MRQP) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-AZU (cn 208B0640) A Sansa Caravan lifts off of runway 04 at Aerodromo La Managua in Quepos on a hot afternoon in this coastal city.

ID 11712 Views: 585 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO/MROC) Costa Rica, March 7, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAP / TI-BAQ (cn 208B0789) A view of the Sansa terminal from airside showing three of their C208 Caravans soaking up some sun.

ID 11711 Views: 582 Photo Comments: 2	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Quepos - La Managua (XQP/MRQP) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-AZU (cn 208B0640) Feeling tropical? This Caravan has just arrived from San Jose with a load of excited tourists visiting this beautiful paradise. Quepos' runway is a one-way runway due to the jungle on this end, with arrivals coming in one direction and departing in the opposite direction.

ID 11710 Views: 569 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Quepos - La Managua (XQP/MRQP) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-AZU (cn 204B0640) Arriving in Quepos Costa Rica from San Jose, this Sansa Caravan is approaching its parking spot with another load of tourists.

ID 6306 Views: 527 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Quepos - La Managua (XQP/MRQP) Costa Rica, March 13, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAE (cn 208B640) Parked on the ramp at La Managua in Quepos, Costa Rica, the impressive size of the Caravan is made evident by the co-pilot who is standing next to the aircraft. This would be the plane that would take us back to San Jose about ten minutes after this shot. March 13, 2007

ID 3308 Views: 536 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO/MROC) Costa Rica, March 13, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAE (cn 208B640) Lining up for runway 07 on approach to San Jose after our enjoyable twenty minute flight from Quepos. March 13, 2007

ID 3236 Views: 620 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Quepos - La Managua (XQP/MRQP) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAN (cn 208B0710) A view of the airport terminal at La Managua Aerodrome as we pull up to our parking space on board Sansa Caravan TI-BAN. The first time I came here, the terminal had a thatched roof! March 8, 2007

ID 3232 Views: 542 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Quepos - La Managua (XQP/MRQP) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAN (cn 208B0710) A head on view of TI-BAN as it sits on the ramp at La Managua Aerodrome after bringing us to Quepos from San Jose. March 8, 2007

ID 3231 Views: 522 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO/MROC) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAP (cn 208B0789) Departing from San Jose on its way to one of the many smaller airports in Costa Rica. March 8, 2007

ID 3227 Views: 481 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Airport Terminal External View	Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO/MROC) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	None (cn None) The outside of the Sansa terminal in San Jose may seem a bit scary by US standards, but rest assured the operation is a safe and professional one I wouldn\\\'t hesitate to fly on again. All the people we encountered were friendly, efficient, and committed to safety. March 8, 2007

ID 3226 Views: 476 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa None	Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO/MROC) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	None (cn None) If you have some time to wait before your next Sansa flight and you just don't want to stay inside the terminal, you can always visit our tropical veranda complete with man-made and natural shade elements, an open and contemporary gazebo, as well as form fitting ergonomically designed lounge chairs. Well rested and refreshed, your flight is only feet away! March 8, 2007

ID 3225 Views: 504 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Airport Terminal Internal View	Alajuela (San Jose) - Juan Santamaria International (SJO/MROC) Costa Rica, March 8, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	None (cn None) The remodeled interior of the Sansa terminal at San Jose is bright and clean, in contrast to what it may look like outside. A small terminal, this is a big improvement since my last visit here. March 8, 2007

ID 2963 Views: 526 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Sansa Cessna 208B Grand Caravan	Quepos - La Managua (XQP/MRQP) Costa Rica, March 13, 2007	Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. Contact
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	TI-BAE (cn 208B640) Setting brakes and spooling down, this Sansa Caravan has just arrived with more visitors to Quepos, and will be the aircraft my friend and I will take back to San Jose. March 13, 2007