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Centro Cultural Indígena |
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Ecological and Cultural Tours In Talamanca Costa Rica. Our offers are to lead you by the best destines in our Territory, sharing with you the costumes and traditions from these communities. |
Rescatando Nuestros Valores. This Center Represent the Bri brí Indigenes tribe from Talamanca Costa Rica, basically from turuwak Clan,practicing the medicinal Plants healing People and tours for visitors when they have interesting to know about Bri brí traditional medicines. |
Costa Rica.
When you come to visit Costa Rica, think in the Caribbean side. This page has basic information to help you before arrive in this Wonderful Paradise.
This land called Talamanca has wonderful places such as Cahuita, Puerto Viejo, Manzanillo, Bri brí, Sixaola, Gandoca, Yorking, Amubri and others. Each place has something very special for you to enjoy.
Cultures.
This is earth of cultures. The Indigenous live here more than 3000 years ago, they represent the Origen of our population. The brown´s population arrived in 1872 from Jamaica and they did the railroad, after the Chinese, later people from all over the world to now a days. The population speaks Spanish, the others depending of their nationalities, the browns are bi-linguae’s; they speak “PATUA” (a combination of English and French that was born in Jamaica). The natives, they have their own dialects, for example; the Bri bri´s speak Bri brí dialect, the Kabekar´s speak Kabekardialect and about culture, now a day the new generation is losing the traditions. But we have people doing efforts to conserve the cultures taking the necessary time to teach anddon’t get lost. We can share with people all around the world, as we share with people of other nations because they live with us.
Foods.
This place has different flavor of food, but the most popular is the Costa Rican dish, “Gallo pinto” Casado, “meat pot” Olla de carne, Caribbean Rice and Beans, these dishes are very delicious, the other very popular is the homemade bread are very special, you can find in all Costa Rican´s restaurants“Soda”,the natural drinks from fruits are very nutritive, people like hot coffee and chocolate, and why not the Indian’s typical foods. Also, here you will find restaurant with different flavor from different cultures around the world that you will enjoy.
Nature.
We love the nature because we have nice beaches, Good Mountain, Beautiful Rivers, and Indian Territories, Cahuita National Park, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge and International Friendship Park. Here some organizations doing effort to preserve the ecological environment, similar ours Centro Cultural Indígena. Talamanca Fauna are very special, here are animals likes Howler Monkey, White Face Monkey, Sloth´s, Raccoons, Coatis, squirrels, Agoutis, Paca, Kinkajou, Iguana among others species. Also birds such as Toucan, Parrots, Doves, hawks, Woodpeckers and others. In the Caribbean Sea, you can watch the Dolphins, Turtles, Colored fish and much more.
Come to explore Talamanca with Upakotour. Enrique Morales Sánchez Talamanca Local Tour Guide. Iguarantee for tourist, Honesty, security and responsibility.


