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  2. Costa Rican oxcarts - Wikipedia

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    World's largest oxcart on display in Costa Rica. Costa Rican oxcarts, called carretas in Spanish, are a large part of Costa Rican history. They allowed for the expansion and increase of exports of many goods including Costa Rica's main export, coffee. It also is a huge part of Costa Rican culture today. The oxcarts are considered one of Costa ...

  3. Cultural Properties of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Those intangible cultural properties of local importance for a community. [2]"Our Little Lady of Guadalupe" festival, in Nicoya (Festividad "Nuestra Señorita Virgen de Guadalupe".)

  4. Café Britt - Wikipedia

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    The company expanded its operations with the introduction of chocolates in 2000, as well as opening its first store at Juan Santamaría Airport in 2001. [4] In 2003 it added further stores at various hotels popular with tourists in Costa Rica. [4] In 2005 new stores were opened in Perú, the Caribbean, and Chile.

  5. Culture of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The official language of Costa Rica is Spanish. [6] However, there are also many local indigenous languages in Costa Rica, such as Bribrí. [7] [8] English is the first foreign language and the second most taught language in Costa Rica, followed by French, German, Italian and Chinese. [9] A creole language called Mekatelyu is also spoken in ...

  6. Culture of Latin America - Wikipedia

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    More recently, in cities such as New York, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Miami. The richness of Latin American culture is the product of many influences, including: Spanish and Portuguese culture, owing to the region's history of colonization, settlement and continued immigration from Spain and Portugal.

  7. Category:Costa Rican-American culture - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Costa Rican-American culture" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... History of Central Americans in Los Angeles;

  8. Museo de Cultura Popular - Wikipedia

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    Museo de Cultura Popular (Popular Culture, or Folklore, Museum) is a museum in the district of Santa Lucía, just south of Barva, Costa Rica. It is located in the former home of ex-president Alfredo González Flores. [1]

  9. Virgen de los Ángeles - Wikipedia

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    In 1824, the Virgin was declared Costa Rica's patron saint. La negrita now resides on a gold, jewel-studded platform at the main altar in the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles in Cartago. Each 2 August, on the anniversary of the statuette's discovery, pilgrims travel 22 kilometres (14 mi) from San José to the basilica.