Tag: Boruca
“Los Diablitos”, Boruca Traditional Festival
To the magical rhythm of the snail, and between colorful masks, corn-based meals and dances; the Boruca indigenous people celebrate every end of the year, the game of the little devils
Indigenous Culture: Who Were Costa Rica’s Diquis?
Indigenous Costa Ricans belong to eight major ethnic groups and live in remote forested areas of the country. Below I will give some aspects of...
Every Festival Throughout The Year in Costa Rica
Village fairs are a Costa Rican cultural fact, are very popular, and are celebrated much like a carnival. They range from popular musical groups,...
MEET THE BORUCA PEOPLE OF COSTA RICA
In the Southern Zone of Costa Rica live a group of indigenous people who claim they are the only tribe who were never conquered...
Talking With the Ancestors
I’m a traveler, explorer and a “New Ager” for lack of a better term, so when a Costa Rican friend of mine, Carlos, started...
Indigenous People Sidelined
SAN JOSÉ, IPS) - The Diquís dam, the largest hydroelectric project in Central America, is worrying indigenous communities because Costa Rica’s state power company...