Talamancan mythology
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Talamancan mythology includes the traditional beliefs of the Bribri and Cabécar peoples, two groups of indigenous peoples in Costa Rica living in the Talamanca region. These peoples speak two differen
Gold figure of Sibú with head of an eagle. Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, San José, Costa Rica.
Model of a palenque in the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica.
Terciopelo (Bothrops asper), also called fer-de-lance.
Cabécar people
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The Cabécar are an Indigenous group of the remote Talamanca region of eastern Costa Rica. They speak Cabécar, a language belonging to the Chibchan language family of the Isthmo-Colombian Area of lower
Talamancan mythology
…Talamancan mythology includes the traditional beliefs of the Bribri and Cabécar peoples, two groups of indigenous peoples in Costa Rica living in the Talamanca region. These peoples speak two different but closely related languages…
A traditional Cabécar dwelling
Slash-and-burn agriculture