41. Costa Rica - Cultural Identity Article describing what the Ticos are. http://www.infocostarica.com/culture/identity.html

San Jose, Costa Rica Updated 13-Aug-02 Costa Rica in General Traveling to Costa Rica Business in Costa Rica Ask questions here: ... Cool Stuff here! Search ... Related to this article ... What's New ... Costa Rica Travel Hotel, Tour and Transport Reservations System Costa Rica News Archives Costa Rica Pictures Costa Rica Maps ... Casino and Sportsbook Latest Conversations... Any Downside to Moving to C.R. Barcelo Playa Tambor Costa Rica - Travel Report Allegro Papagayo Trip Report - Guanacaste ... Costa Rica Car theft !! Be careful Mailing Lists ... Subscribe Unsubscribe Recommend this page to your friends ... About this Page ... Advertise with us! Investment contacts The Costa Rica Identity by Infocostarica Staff Costa Ricans’ unique traits derive from a profoundly conscious self-image, which orients much of their behavior as both individuals and as nation. The Costa Ricans feel distinct from their neighbors by their "whiteness" and relative lack of indigenous culture. Ticos identify themselves first and foremost as Costa Ricans and only Central Americans or Latin Americans, as an afterthought. Costa Ricans regardless of wealth or status are used to act with utmost humility and boasting of any kind is usually frowned upon. The rise of a young, self-conscious nouveau riche is changing all this. Fortunately, it remains true to say that the behavior and comments of most Ticos are dictated to quedar bier, a desire to leave a good impression. Like the English people, they are terribly frightened of embarrassing themselves, of appearing rude, vulgar or unhelpful. And this might lead to somewhat hipocritical comments on their part: "Nice hairdo", while thinking the complete opposite.

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home search help worldguide ... Related Weblinks Costa Rica Costa Rica is Central America's special jewel. It has a reputation for being an oasis of calm among its turbulent neighbors, but there's more to Costa Rica than a stable status quo. The country's natural attractions, wildlife and reputation for enlightened conservation draw tourists from all over the world, and the ticos know it. Successive governments have made a real effort to preserve the country's image as an ecotourism heaven, making Costa Rica one of the best places to experience the tropics naturally and with minimal impact. But if trudging through knee-deep streams for hours on end to catch a glimpse of some lazy three-toed tree-hanger isn't your idea of a good time, don't write Costa Rica off as a waste of 51,100 sq km (19,929 sq mi). Not surprisingly for a country which is mostly coastline, Costa Rica has some of the region's best surfing, beaches galore and a climate that encourages slothfulness in all species. Full country name: Republic of Costa Rica Area: 51,100 sq km (19,929 sq mi)

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46. Costa Rica - Museums Article describing some of the museums in San Jose. http://www.infocostarica.com/culture/museums.html

San Jose, Costa Rica Updated 13-Aug-02 Costa Rica in General Traveling to Costa Rica Business in Costa Rica Ask questions here: ... Cool Stuff here! Search ... Related to this article ... What's New ... Costa Rica Travel Hotel, Tour and Transport Reservations System Costa Rica News Archives Costa Rica Pictures Costa Rica Maps ... Casino and Sportsbook Latest Conversations... Any Downside to Moving to C.R. Barcelo Playa Tambor Costa Rica - Travel Report Allegro Papagayo Trip Report - Guanacaste ... Costa Rica Car theft !! Be careful Mailing Lists ... Subscribe Unsubscribe Recommend this page to your friends ... About this Page ... Advertise with us! Investment contacts Museums by Infocostarica Staff It would be impossible to cover all of the attractions that are offered for tourists and nationals in Costa Rica in a single article. However, it is possible to discuss some of the most important museums. All of the museums that will be mentioned are conveniently located in San Jose, the capital city of Costa Rica; thus, more than one can be visited on the same day. The Museo de Oro Precolombino or Museum of Precolumbian gold is located under the Plaza de la Cultura in downtown San Jose. The impressive underground building that houses the exhibit creates a mysterious and dark background for the gleaming beauty of the golden pieces, which seem to float because they're suspended by transparent strings. These indigenous jewels depict numerous animals- frogs, birds, snakes, insects, crocodiles, lobsters and even sharks. The Museo de Moneda, or the Coin Museum, is located in the same building, and its exhibit includes information on coins, as well as interesting samples.

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Costa Rica - Culture Overview Most Costa Rican diversions are cosmopolitan rather than nationalistic in nature. The people attend films with great frequency, enjoying international cinema. They listen to an extraordinary variety of music, especially from the many radio stations in the country. Residents of the Meseta Central attend the National Theatre, where the music played and the drama performed may come from any part of the world. Costa Ricans take a strong interest in their pre-Columbian art, which includes large statues from the Pacific northwest, smaller examples of carved relief in stone from other districts, and some fine work done in the form of small objects of gold. Samples of all these may be seen in the national museum. Guayabo National Park, near Turrialba, features the country's only preserved pre-Columbian archaeological site. Genuine colonial architecture is rather scarce, the most famed example being a 17th-century mission in Orosí. Cartago's older buildings, destroyed by earthquakes, have in some cases been restored; new ones like them have also been built. Among the folk arts, Costa Rica is most famous for its highly decorative oxcarts. The fine arts have seldom flourished in Costa Rican history, but they have received some impetus from government support, particularly with the creation in 1970 of the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports. Painting, sculpting, and music all showed considerable development in the latter part of the 20th century. Particular pride was taken in the growth of the National Symphony Orchestra since 1971, with the ensemble playing large halls and also taking music to the countryside. Costa Ricans have been marginally active in the field of literature. Roberto Brenes Mesén and Ricardo Fernández Guardia were widely known as independent thinkers in the fields of education and history, respectively. Fabián Dobles has attracted international attention as a writer of novels on social-protest themes.

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"One Day Tour Destination" Adventure Cruises Costa Rica General Information About Us Maps ... Site Comments Costa Rica History Geography Climate Services Culture Culture Costa Rican People The vast majority of Costa Rican people are White, mainly of Spanish descent. Less than 2% of the population is Black, except in the thinly populated Caribbean province of Limón. Here, about 33% of the inhabitants trace their ancestry to either the early days of slavery in Costa Rica or to the immigration of labor forces from Jamaica to build the railways and work the banana plantations in the late 1800's. Indigenous Tribes Ticos The National Theater The most famous theater in the country is the Teatro Nacional (National Theater), built between 1890 and 1897. The story goes that a noted European opera company featuring the talented singer, Adelina Patti, was on a Latin American tour but declined to perform in Costa Rica for lack of a suitable hall. Immediately, the coffee elite put a special cultural tax on coffee exports to enable a world-class theater to be built The Teatro Nacional is now the venue for plays, opera, performances by the National Symphony, ballet, poetry readings and other cultural events. It is also an architectural work in its own right and is a landmark in any city tour of San José. http://www.puntacoral.com

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" Tour de un Día " Cruceros de Aventura Costa Rica Información General A ... Sitio WAP Costa Rica Histor ia Geogra fía ... ios Cultur a Cultur a Costarricenses La inmensa mayoría de los costarricenses son blancos, principalmente de ascendencia española. Menos del 2% de la población es negra, excepto por una escasa población del Caribe en la provincia de Limón. Cerca del 33% de los habitantes encuentran su origen o ascendencia ya sea a principios de la esclavitud en Costa Rica o por la inmigración de fuerzas laborales provenientes de Jamaica para trabajar en la construcción del Ferrocarril y en las plantaciones de banano a finales del siglo XIX. Tribus Indígenas Sólo queda un pequeño número de indígenas, menos del 1% de la población. Nótese que la traducción literal de indígena es indio, el cual es un insulto para los habitantes indígenas de Costa Rica. Ellos prefieren el término de Indígena, el cual significa habitante nativo. Se estima que la población indígena varía de 5000 a 30000 la cifra más alta y esto es lo más parecido si uno incluye los no indígenas de pura sangre. Muchos indígenas se han unido hasta cierto punto ya que ellos son más o menos indistinguibles de otros costarricenses. Ellos fueron sistematicamente discriminados a principios de los años 1900, ni siquiera permitiéndoseles pasar la noche en la ciudad, sin embargo, con la Constitución de 1949, se les otorgaron igualdad de derechos.

50. Teatro Popular Melico Salazar One of the major theaters in costa rica for its beauty and history. http://www.intnet.co.cr/culture/melico/melico.html

Su ley de creación lo define como una institución cultural especializada del Estado, adscrita al Ministerio de Cultura, Juventud y Deportes, "para fomentar y desarrollar las artes del espectáculo y la popularización de la cultura". Son por lo tanto sus objeticos: fomentar las expresiones artísticas de la cultura popular, y brindar acceso a los espectáculos a los sectores más amplios de nuestra población. Para mayor informacion escribanos: intnet@intnet.co.cr

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de las Culturas Columbus Day is celebrated in Costa Rica on October 12th. In the past, Costa Rica, like most of the Americas, observed a day in October as Christopher Columbus's discovery of America. For Costa Rica October 12 was , Race Day, a celebration of the human race as well as Columbus's voyages. As sentiment throughout the Americas has changed focus in recent years, so has Costa Rica's vision of this important date. It now embodies a celebration of all the peoples who constitute the base of this country's culture. Recognizing the strong influence on present-day Costa Rican culture by the Indians, Europeans, Africans and Asians who have settled and lived here throughout history, Costa Rica utilizes the to commemorate the invaluable contributions to this culture that is uniquely Costarricense. The Discovery For at least 10,000 years before Christopher Columbus set foot on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, there were civilizations utilizing this land bridge between North and South. Two main cultures dominated the land: the Mesoamerican, reaching down into western Costa Rica from the north, was strongly influenced by Aztec and Mayans tribes; and one reflecting South American cultures that spread throughout the eastern and southern areas, the Talamancan Region. For 60 years following Columbus's arrival, Spanish expeditions stayed close to the coasts. Terrain and weather conditions made it almost impossible for them to penetrate into the highlands.

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Limon - Culture L imon Costa Rica large banana plantations that are native to the eastern region. At the port city of Limon head south and continue along the Atlantic coast until you arrive in Puerto Viejo. The Caribbean coast is very unique in its culture where the food, music and way of life are greatly influenced by the indigenous, Chinese and African cultures. Famous for its beaches, the group will spend Saturday on two of the most beautiful, Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo. Some beaches have restaurants, kayak rentals, and horse back riding available. Explores the history of Costa Rica and the reasons it has been able to exist as a neutral country firmly committed to social welfare and free elections. Costa Ricans live without an army, preferring to invest their resources in hospitals and schools rather than machine guns and tanks. Limón is the only one of Costa Rica's seven provinces to be entirely on the Caribbean side of the Continental Divide, and thus its weather is directly affected by the flow of warm, moist air brought in off this body of water by the northeast trade winds. The result is a climate with no pronounced dry season, even though it does tend to be less rainy in the months of March, April, September, and October, and typically rains the most in June, July, August, November, and December. The lowland regions remain warm and humid year-round, while the higher portions are both cooler and wetter.

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Cartago - Culture B asilica de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles, named for the Patron Saint of Costa Rica, is constructed on the site of a miracle. On August 2, 1635, The Virgin showed herself as a doll made of stone to a poor girl named Juana Pereira. The girl took the doll home to play with, but the doll disappeared, then reappeared at the spot where she had first seen it. This was viewed as a sign that the virgin wanted a church built here, and so it was. There is a spring in the back part of the cathedral. The water from here is believed to have healing properties. Every August second, Costa Ricans ask The Virgin for special favours, many of them walking or even crawling on hands and knees from their home towns to the Cathedral to present their petitions, hoping these sacrifices will be noticed and their requests granted. Cartago's central park (between Avenidas 1 and 2 and Calle Central and Calle 2) is worth visiting. Facing the park are Las Ruinas de Cartago of the Iglesia de la Parroquia. The Cartogan Ruins of the Church of la Parroquia. The church was built in 1575, damaged by many earthquakes and rebuilt many times by Cartagineses. The whopper quake of 1910 finally levelled the structures, so today only the walls still stand, overgrown inside by a profusion of lovely tropical plants and flowers. Irazu Volcano National Park is located on the continental divide, 1,5 kilometers, as the crow files, northeast of the city of Cartago. It covers 2,309 hectares that range from 2,200 to 2,332 meters above sea level. Referring to Costa Rica's volcanoes, one would not like to miss the impressive Irazu Volcano, the same that in 1963 practically paralysed Costa Rica when it last erupted and showered tons of volcanic ash over San José and the Central Valley. A short drive from the heights of Cartago lies the impressive Valley of Orosi. A visit to Lankaster Gardens, considered one of the most valuable botanical research centers in Central America, will close this great experience.

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Find Information! Find it! Hotels Information Fishing Information Packages Real Estate Books Car Rentals Buy Books On Line Travel Center Hotels Information Travel Packages ... Government Costa Rica is noted more for its natural beauty and friendly people than for its culture. The overwhelming European influence erased almost all indigenous culture, cultural activity has only begun to blossom in the last 100 years. Introduction By some estimates, over 90% of the country is Roman Catholic, at least in principle. In practice, most church attendance takes place at christenings, funerals and marriages. Blacks on the Caribbean coast tend to be Protestant, and there is a sprinkling of other denominations in San José, including a small Jewish community. Spanish is the official language, though English is understood in tourist areas. Many Caribbean blacks speak a lively dialect of English, known as Creole. Indian languages are spoken in isolated areas, primarily Bribri, which is estimated to be understood by about 10,000 people.

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Sign in Search Community Gallery ... ezShop Arts and Culture by Christopher Baker Home Travel Costa Rica ... CR Handbook : One Article Interestand excellencein the arts have been slow to develop. Costa Rica, with its relatively small and heterogeneous pre-Columbian population, had no unique culture with powerful and unusual artforms that could spark a creative synthesis where the modern and the traditional might merge. Costa Rica's postcolonial development, too, was benign and the social tensions (which are often catalysts to artistic expression) felt elsewhere in the isthmus were lacking. And more recently, creativity has been stifled by the Ticos' desire to quedar bien (leave a good impression), praise the conventional lavishly, and criticize rarely. In recent years, however, artists across the spectrum have found a new confidence and are dismissing rigid social norms to experiment with new paintings and sculptures and movements that metaphorically express the shape of their thoughts. The country's artistic milieu doesn't have the same vibrancy as Argentina's, say, but beneath the patina exciting things are happening for a country long dismissed as a cultural backwater. The performing arts are flourishing. A young breed of woodcarvers and carpenters is transcending the relegation of native-style crafts to mere airport art. Artists are tearing free from a straitjacket of conformity. And the National Symphony Orchestra sets a high standard for other musical troupes to follow. Ticos now speak proudly of their latter-day "cultural revolution."

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