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Cultural Heritage
The Guanacaste region is home to five museums: The Casona de Santa Rosa Historical Museum in La Cruz, the Museum of Guanacaste in Liberia, the Señor de la Agonía Museum of Religious Art in Liberia, the Museum of the Sabanero in the Liberia Casa de la Cultura, and the Eco Museum of the Mines in Abangares.
Guanacaste cuisine: In Guanacaste, you can savor exquisite dishes with pre-Columbian and colonial influences, made from corn, rice, beef, pork and poultry, as well as fish and seafood. The Altura Guanacasteca also has various types of dairy products and a sweet-making tradition. There are specific areas where a large number of restaurants and sodas can be found: between the Lagarto River and Limonal, there are many restaurants and sodas with cuisine from Guanacaste and elsewhere. The city of Liberia also offers a wide variety of contemporary cuisine, while beach towns – especially those in the Cuajiniquil area – boast a wide variety of seafood dishes. More information here.
Heritage architecture: Mid-19th century houses made from adobe and bahareque can till be observed in Liberia. A distinctive element of Liberian and Guanacaste architecture are the sun doors located in corner houses, which consist of a double door separated by a corner column. The Guanacaste hacienda marks another type of construction, with notable examples including Hacienda Santa Rosa, La Casona Hacienda Las Animas de La Cruz and others. There are also houses, schools and other buildings made of wood. More information
Archaeology: In Guanacaste there are many archaeological findings from various periods that can be seen in petroglyphs throughout the province, including the Farallón de Cañas.
Festive activities and celebrations: Throughout the year there are religious, popular, civic, and other festivities from the culture of the Guanacaste hacienda, as well as festivals and other non- heritage artistic activities. These include rodeos, Parade of Horsemen, the Coyolera and the Parranda. More information
Guanacaste music: The first musical instruments were the ocarinas or whistles, rattles and drums or atabales, of indigenous origin. Later came the quijongo, the juco, the carraca and the marimba. This latter instrument is the highlight of a number of artistic and cultural activities. Traditional Guanacaste folk music is closely linked to the marimba, the guitar and bands that feature wind instruments. Among the most popular musical genres are the parranderas, the punto or son suelto, and the tambito; but there are also marches, boleros, waltzes and more. Currently, there are a great number of musicians influenced by traditional and contemporary expressions. More information
Handicrafts: This region of Guanacaste is known for traditional pottery from La Cruz and woodwork in several cantons, especially in fine carpentry, marimbas and tools such as bateas. Hacienda culture fosters the crafts of saddlery and horsehair handicrafts, among others. Another handicraft from La Cruz is the weaving of majagua. There are also traditional crafts such as sewing that are now expressed in contemporary forms that
Beaches in Northern Guanacaste
1 Playa Coventillos 35 2 Playa Puerto Soley 36 3 Playa Papaturro 37 4 Playa Copal
5 Playa Coyotera 38 6 Playa Coco 39 7 Playa Pila 40 8 Playa Jobo 41 9 Playa Rajada 42 10 Playa Rajadita 43 11 Playa Manzanillo 44 12 Playa Monstrecal 45 13 Playa Toyosa 46 14 Playa Escondida (La Cruz) 47 15 Playa Bahía Junquillal 48 16 Playa Guaria 49 17 Playa Cuajiniquil 50 18 Playa Corona 51 19 Playa Matapalito (La 52
Cruz) 53 20 Playa Sortija (La Cruz) 54 21 Playa Potrero Grande 55 22 Playa Nancite 56 23 Playa Naranjo 57 24 Playa Cabuyal 58 25 Playa Nacascolito 59 26 Playa Huevos 60 27 Playa Prieta 61 28 Playa Virador 62 29 Playa Blanca 63 30 Playa Jícaro 64 31 Playa Nacascolo 65 32 Playa Sombrero 66 33 Playa Manzanillo 67 34 Playa Iguanita
Playa Monte del Barco Playa Arenilla
Playa Chorotega (Panamá)
Playa Buena
Playa Hermosa
Playa Calzón de Pobre Playa Penca
Playas del Coco
Playa Ocotal
Playa Azul
Playa Matapalo
Playa Matapalito
Playa Guacamayita Playa Guacamaya
Playa Zapotal
Playa Danta
Playa Pan de Azúcar Playa Prieta
Playa Penca
Playa Potrero
Playa Blanca
Playa Flamingo
Playa Brasilito
Playa Conchal
Playa Zapotillal (Minas) Playa Nombre de Jesús Playa Real
Playa Roble
Playa Honda
Playa Ventanas
Playa Grande
Playa Tamarindo
Playa Punta del Madero
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Las Baulas
de Guanacaste Marine National Park
Popular dances These mainly take place in community dance halls, which feature popular music such as salsa, merengue, cumbia and Creole swing. More information
Folk dances: One of the canton’s most popular artistic expressions can be found in its folk dance groups, which stage choreographies that are accompanied with musical and dance productions that are imbued with Costa Rican cultural heritage. More information here
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