English II: Tourism in the Caribbean Coast

Tourism in the Caribbean Coast

The culture in the Caribbean of Costa Rica.

•The influence of inherited customs of West Africa and the West Indies has definitely marked the Afro-Caribbean culture in the Caribbean, both in the architecture, cuisine and music, and traditions.

•In architecture you can notice the clear British African influence, from the Antilles Islands and Jamaica.

Gastronomy

In the gastronomy highlights the delicious dishes cooked in coconut milk, such as rice and beans or brashly, or delicate sauces curry and other species that accompany seafood. Dishes full of flavor and contrast in which species like pepper or hot peppers are used powerful and are an indispensable part of a rich "Pati". And for the sweet tooth sweet "Plantinta" stuffed with pineapple or banana and too sweet "Bon Pan".

Traditions

•Caribbean rhythm marks the Calypso, a musical genre that, together with the Reggae, are always present in the daily life of this region.

•The Calypso was born in Trinidad and Tobago among the slaves as a form of communication between them and entered Costa Rica through the port of Limón in 1871.

•In Costa Rica our Caribbean area is the province of Limon, which is rich in tradition and folklore.