Carretas, or oxen carts, are one of the most easily identifiable Costa Rican national symbols. For the same reason that Costa Rica is not plagued by the internal disputes that are still present in its neighbor countries, there are not many impressive architectural or monumental sites. Instead, Costa Rica idenitifies with these carts, a once invaluable item for any farmer.
Diego, explaining some of the differences between plaintains (pron. ˈplantən) and bananas.
Looking a little diabolic here. The best pickers can get up to eight baskets a day.
In Monteverde it rains so often and unpredictably that they have store the coffee beans in these greenhouses. Diego is examining a couple grains that have been baked for a different periods of time.
This here is Cacique, the only sanctioned distributor in Costa Rica of
guaro, which is liquor or brandy made from sugar cane. It is sitting upon the device that one would use to make the product. Note the unpainted yoke in the background.
Carretas, or oxen carts, are one of the most easily identifiable Costa Rican national symbols. For the same reason that Costa Rica is not plagued by the internal disputes that are still present in its neighbor countries, there are not many impressive architectural or monumental sites. Instead, Costa Rica idenitifies with these carts, a once invaluable item for any farmer.
Diego, explaining some of the differences between plaintains (pron. ˈplantən) and bananas.
Looking a little diabolic here. The best pickers can get up to eight baskets a day.
In Monteverde it rains so often and unpredictably that they have store the coffee beans in these greenhouses. Diego is examining a couple grains that have been baked for a different periods of time.
This here is Cacique, the only sanctioned distributor in Costa Rica of guaro, which is liquor or brandy made from sugar cane. It is sitting upon the device that one would use to make the product. Note the unpainted yoke in the background.
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