On Friday, the people of Costa Rica's northwestern province of Guanacaste will dust off their cowboy boots and head out for a traditional Tico celebration at the annual Annexation of the Partido de Nicoya Festival. Held every July 25, the festival commemorates the date that the Partido de Nicoya, today known as Guanacaste, became a part of Costa Rica in 1824. Before you head out for bullfights and meat on a stick here is what you should know about the festival.
Costa Rican politicians took an aggressive stance against comments by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega that some believe have been exaggerated during a march in Guanacaste on Thursday.
National union representatives listed rising socio-economic inequality, poor infrastructure and environmental concerns among their reasons for participating in upcoming protests in Nicoya on Thursday.
On July 25, 1824, Costa Rica’s annexation of Guanacaste became official. In 1848, the territory officially became a Costa Rican province with four cantons: Nicoya, Santa Cruz, Bagaces and Cañas. Today, Guanacaste has 11 cantons.
