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Fiestas de Zapote celebrates 50th anniversary with huge crowds on opening night

The Tico Times - December 26, 2019

More than 40,000 festive Ticos attended opening night for the 50th anniversary of the Fiestas de Zapote, Costa Rica's largest end-of-year party.

Guanacaste

Bulls, pomp and Guanacaste culture: The history of this week’s Liberia festivals

The Tico Times - March 1, 2017

Columnist and Guanacaste resident Ellen Zoe Golden explores the history and culture behind Liberia's century-old civic celebrations.

Arts and Culture

Costa Rica’s National Horse Parade attracts thousands to nation’s capital

L. Arias - December 26, 2014

More than 3,000 horse riders gathered punctually at noon on Friday to begin the 3-kilometer course of Costa Rica’s National Horse Parade, or Tope Nacional. It began at Plaza Víquez, just south of San José's central canton.

Arts and Culture

Costa Rica’s Unique Bullfighting Tradition at Zapote Festivities

The Tico Times - January 5, 2014

“Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death and in which the degree of brilliance in the performance...

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