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Famous 5 colones bill! |
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The most famous painting of the theater is an allegory to the
two most important export products of the country, coffee and bananas. Aleardo Villa ( italian painter ) was
not very familiar with our country, so he made a few technical mistakes that
made the painting funny and unique. The bananas in the bunch are up side down.
The coffee plantations are painted at sea level, what is wrong. The coffee bushes
are too small and the women are typical shobby, very elegant nord italian ladies,
very different from our coffee pickers. The oxen have the yoke on their necks.
Imagine the poor oxen strangled by pulling all that weight. Normally the yoke
is tied up to the horns and head. Although he made some mistakes, it is a nice
painting and was chosen as a motif for our 5 colones bill. The bill is out of
circulation but it can be purchased outside as a collection item. |
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Santa Rosa National Park |
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Santa Rosa National Park |
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Santa Rosa is a combination of an extense area of dry tropical forest, fauna and history. It was a cattle ranch, which hosted in the XIX century one of the most important battles in the Costa Rican history. The old house called La Casona that took part in this battle was consumed by a fire and now it has been rebuilt housing a museum. At this place you will learn important facts the natural history of the area.
After visiting la Casona, we will have a hike through the trails of this tropical forest with high chances to see the abundant wildlife.
For lunch we will drive to Liberia, the capital of the Guanacaste province, also known as the "White City" because of the white color on the roads due to the limestone content and the many white painted colonial houses. In Liberia we will find hospitals, stores and many other basic services.
Roundtrip air conditioned transportation, entrance fee to the national park, english speaking tour guide and lunch. |
Binoculars, camara and repellent.
Wear:
Comfortable shoes, shorts, t-shirt and hat. |
Duration: Full Day
Language: Spanish and English
Operates: Daily
Frecuency: In the morning and in the afternoon.
Pick up: Aprox. at 8:00 a.m.
Drop off: 8:00 p.m. |
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