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The name of
costa rica culture guanacaste come from the Indian word quahnacaztlan, that means "
the place near the ear trees ", that’s because of the national tree Guanacaste that grows on this region and its seeds that come in a peculiar package that has the form of a ear.
Guanacaste’s climate is in total contrast to the rest of the country. For the half of the year, November through April, the plains and rolling hills receive no rain. Here the dry season usually lingers slightly longer than elsewhere in Costa Rica, but in wet season, everything turns green and the air is freshly scented
The
Guanacaste-Nicoya region was the center of a vibrant pre-Columbian culture- the Chorotegas. Descended from the Olmecas of Mexico, they had arrived in Costa Rica around the 8th century and soon established themselves as the most advanced in what would be Costa Rica. They alone, for example, developed art and writing schools. Their
culture was centered on milpas and cornfields. Today many of their stone metates are on display in the National Museum in San Jose, elaborately carved with turtles, crocodiles, monkeys and jaguars, this kind of figures and different forms show the strength of their
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