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Central America

Guidebook

 

An open-sided building with bright awnings presents the culture and commerce of five countries linked in a common market.

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Locate It: F19

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua display ancient and modern art, and a motion picture on tourist attractions shows beach resorts, Maya ruins and Spanish colonial towns. Hostesses supply information. A refreshemnt counter serves coffee, and visitors may eat at outdoor tables as theywatch entertainers.

  • ARTS AND CRAFTS. Gold and ceramic objects made by Indians before the days of Cortez share billing with contemporary works. Gift shops sell wooden figurines, silver jewelry, small archeological relics and recordings of native music.

The description of this exhibit from the 1965 Official Guide Book


Early Artist's concept for the Central America Pavilion

SOURCE: Commercial Transparency by Photo Lab, Inc., Washington, DC

Artist's Rendering


Pavilion of Central America and Panama

SOURCE: Commercial Transparency by Photo Lab, Inc., Washington, DC

Central America Pavilion