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Los juegos tradicionales infantiles han ido desapareciendo paulatinamente debido al desarrollo de la tecnología que ha generado nuevas formas de diversión y entretenimiento, así como el uso de nuevos juguetes que han logrado desplazar en cierta medida a los juguetes tradicionales los cuales en su mayor parte eran de carácter artesanal tales como: yoyos, trompos, chumicos, boleros, maromeros y muñecas de trapo. PAPALOTES: Conocidos como barriletes, son una especie de cometas de papel que se mantienen en el aire por medio de un hilo o bramante. Se construyen de diferentes formas (hexagonales, estrellas, cajones, cometas, etc.) y colores. Todo queda a gusto y creatividad del que lo construye. Los niños los utilizan para verlos elevarse en un lugar donde el viento sople fuerte. Ganará el que logre encumbrar su barrilete más alto. QUEDÓ Se elige un niño que será el quedó. El juego consiste en que el niño quedó debe perseguir y tocar a un jugador, y decirle “quedó”. Si lo logra, éste será el que persiga a los demás. Los niños pueden correr libremente por un espacio grande, para evitar que los toquen. Si un niño es perseguido por largo rato, puede ir a la barrera que se estableció con anterioridad (agacharse, tocar una pared, etc.), mientras, el quedó se va a perseguir a otro participante.TROMPOS Los trompos están construidos de madera de chirraca o níspero. Se bailan con un cordel. Existen varias modalidades de juego, entre las que están: Mancha brava: Los niños se “picarán”. Después marcan un espacio determinado de juego, cuyo límite son dos líneas. El niño que quedó en último lugar deberá colocar su trompo en el centro de las dos rayas. Conforme les corresponde deben bailar su aparato en esta área. El objetivo principal de los niños es tratar de derribar el trompo de sus compañeros, ya sea que pare de girar o sacarlo del límite, pero el trompo que “derribe” debe seguir bailando. Si no lo consigue debe colocar el suyo para que los demás niños traten de golpearlo. Los jugadores tienen oportunidad de seguir jugando siempre y cuando su trompo siga girando y si el trompo se encuentra fuera de las rayas, puede tomar el aparato con su palma y colocarlo nuevamente.Los participantes deben procurar que su trompo no sea colocado en el centro. Housed in a restored 19th-century farmhouse 1.5km southeast of Barva, this tiny museum surrounded by well-labeled gardens is run by the Universidad Nacional. Visitors can tour rooms full of antique furniture, textiles, ceramics and other period pieces. The museum is open by reservation only for groups Monday to Friday, when an admission fee is charged for different group sizes. On Sundays, visitors can try 'gourmet' Tico food at the onsite restaurant La Fonda.
Famous for being the happiest country in the world, the people of Costa Rica are welcoming and friendly, yet sophisticated and proud. The priorities of the country are evident in its progressive social and environmental policies. Education and healthcare for all are fully supported. Costa Rica is a model of eco-stewardship with more than 25% of its territory preserved from development allowing it to conserve its incredible biodiversity for generations to come. This is most evident in Corcovado National Park. Also, the culture and traditions reveal their passion for democracy, freedom, and equality for all. Ticos!The Costa Rican people affectionately refer to themselves as Ticos. This term is rooted in how they play with the Spanish language. On occasions, Costa Ricans have the tendency to add the suffix –tico to a certain word. It can be used to indicate smallness in something, but can also carry an affectionate or ‘cute’ meaning. It further states the point that the Costa Rican culture is one that doesn’t take itself too seriously. This wonderful quality lays at the root of their peaceful and kind nature. Costa Rican Culture – National PrideCosta Rica is a cultural melting pot. It shows indigenous origins and Spanish colonial influence, with a peppery splash of other immigrant cultures thrown in the stew such as Jamaican and Chinese. The official language is Spanish, but there also pockets where BriBri, creole Mekatelyu as found by the Caribbean Coast in the Limon province, and English. Costa Ricans are proud of their values. They believe in education and healthcare and make it freely available to its people. They are proud of their long-standing history as a democracy. In fact, they are the oldest and most stable democracy in the region. And they are proud of their world leadership in pioneering sustainable environmental and conservation policies. The locals go out of their way to propagate their environmental ethos by helping visitors appreciate the natural beauty of their land and wildlife.
The Indigenous of Costa RicaCosta Rica has been inhabited for more than 5000 years BC by indigenous people. There were many migrations from the Aztecs of Mexico, the Mayas and the Incas of Peru. The native population was small in comparison with the vast Pre-Columbian civilizations found throughout Latin America. In fact, some historians argue that the present culture of this country primarily founded upon these indigenous cultures. You see evidence of the indigenous influences in arts and crafts available throughout Costa Rica in the form of handcrafted ceramics, ornaments, and jewelry. The most extraordinary and quixotic artifacts left by Costa Rica’s ancestors are the astonishing stone spheres found near Palmar Norte and Palmar Sur in Corcovado. The most prominent indigenous tribes are the Bribris, the Borucas, the Cabecares, the Huetares, the Malekus and the Chorotegas. As with most native tribes, their numbers are dwindling as their traditions and lands are usurped by modernity. Some of few remaining members of these tribes are trying to hold on to their customs and old way of life, although this is getting harder to maintain, and live in small villages in remote regions of the country. |