Costa Rica indigenous

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will speak at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, meet with indigenous leaders and promote mass transit during his one-day stay in Costa Rica.

Visiting the San José Cabecar indigenous community, located in the mountains of Talamanca, Limón, is not something many people have the chance to do. This community is one of the few in Costa Rica that has maintained a significant part of its identity; they still use natural medicine, hunting and fishing techniques, traditional cultural activities and language.

The colorful work of Argentine photographer Lucas Iturriza will be displayed in western San José's La Sabana Park to celebrate Costa Rica's diversity.

Second in a two-part series on medical missions to one of the most remote communities in Costa Rica.

First in a two-part series: Photographer and writer Lucas Iturriza joins a medical mission to one of the most remotee communities in Costa Rica.