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Traditional masks

Creating masks out of balsa wood, carved by their own hands and based on the their community’s traditions, the Brunca indigenous people of Costa Rica, located in the Boruca region of the country in Puntarenas, commemorate their ancestors.

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PHOTOS: the Boruca ‘Little Devils’ Game

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