Costa Ricans are fond of Santa Lucía flowers and have an interesting tradition of bestowing bouquets of these flowers to friends during the New Year to ensure prosperity.
Adelia Oreamuno's Nativity scene takes the viewer on a world tour. It includes Canada, with moose and a Mountie; the United States, from sea to shining sea; Vietnam and Thailand, with a tuk tuk car and elepants; and Africa, with various wild animals.
All over Latin America, empanadas (turnovers) are eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a snack.
They vary in taste according to the ingredients used...
