United States and the Caribbean, reaching Costa Rica, where it caused a tragedy for our small population of less than 800 000 inhabitants. The country was thrown into turmoil as 50 000 children were affected, 152 died and more than 1 000 were left with paralytic injuries. The San Juan de Dios Hospital proved unable to take care of so many patients and an atmosphere of panic developed; schools were closed and children did not leave their homes for fear of getting infected.

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Una carta de Camilo Galagarza Cabalceta (creación de C. Castro)

Muchos josefinos fuimos gratamente sorprendidos por el brillante espectáculo que en esta noche ofrecía el Hospital Nacional de Niños profusamente iluminado, comparable, por su similitud, a un gran trasatlántico anclado que conmemora alguna gloriosa efeméride”. El destino, que es caprichoso, juntó este momento con la muerte de su arquitecto, Peter Fisterer, quien ese mismo día dejó de existir.

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