The country is mostly mestizo and european which represent 93% of the population. A small black community inhabits the caribbean coast and you can also find a few chinese and native inhabitants in some parts of the country.
The Costa Rican culture is a reflexion of the mixture of races that coexist in this country. It is strongly expressed in the crafts and arquitecture by means of a large variety of tones and colors that may be motifs from the pre-columbian era.
You will find modern clay paintings, ceramics, jewlery, and even leather products.
Museums preserve a major part of the Cultural heritage of the cities by protecting and restoring monuments and housing architectural, archeological and scientific discoveries. They transmit knowledge of the cultural herige left by their ancestors who lived in Costa Rica. The country breathes historical knowledge which can be found in its museums, libraries, cultures and in its markets and products of local artisans.
The most popular holiday of the country is the Running of the Tican Bulls (Corrida de Touros a Tica). Held in Guanacast, and in a few other urban centers, it consists of a race where the bulls are mounted and controled by a cord held by one hand. These holidays have a special color because beyond the happiness and honor of folklore which transforms the spectacle, not one bull is mistreated, hurt, or killed in the process.
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