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Cultural Heritage
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They are told to liven up parties and make people laugh. Bombas are rhyming couplets that are frequently a little over the top; they always begin with the word “Bomba” and end with the expression “Uyuyuy Bajura”.
For example:
The region is known for the production of instruments such as drums, juques, quijongos, ocarinas, chirimías, pitas (made from animal bones), guitars and the marimba, which can be purchased or enjoyed with the local people.
To enjoy the music of the area, click on this link
www.sinabi.go.cr
The region is also credited with birth of the cheerful “bombas” or “retahílas”, improvised poems that enliven the festivities in most Costa Rican towns.
(One lovely morning, I heard the goldfinch sing
and in its song it said how much I love you)
(Yesterday I passed by your house and you threw a sandal at me//I ate it up, thinking it was a pork chop)
Other cultural activities
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Photo: Soledad Hernández
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Bull riding is an activity is part of an important festive ritual in the traditions of Guanacaste.
La Burra: This group of riders on horseback occurs on the last day of the civic festivities. They ride in ridiculous costumes accompanied by a donkey and visit the bars of the city to the sound of a trumpet.
La Parranda: You can enjoy them in the salons of the towns, and consists of a traditional regional dance that is enlivened by the sound of the marimba.
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Photo: Soledad Hernández
Photo: UCR
La Diana: A popular option during town festivals, consisting of a walk very early in the morning (5 a.m.) through the different streets of the towns, with parrandera music, sung by cimarrona musical groups and accompanied by firecrackers.
Horseback riders parade: Watch the riders during the civic festivities in the main cities; firecrackers bursting announce that the parade is about to begin.
La coyolera: These are parties organized in some towns in a large and shaded patio of a house where the cut trunks of the coyol palm (Acrocomia aculeata) are placed to extract the fermented sap, called coyol wine (vino del coyol), which is then consumed by the attendees.
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¡Boomba!
¡Boomba!
¡Uyuyuy Mamita!”
Ayer pasé por tu casa y me tiraste una chancleta; me la comí, creyendo que era chuleta
“En una linda mañana oí cantar un jilguero y en su cántico decía lo mucho que yo te quiero.
¡Uyuyuy Bajura!”