Independence Celebrations in Quepos and Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Independence Celebrations in Quepos and Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Every year I like to go down to the parades in town here and take photos of the Independence Day Celebrations in Costa Rica.  As everyone works so hard to pull off the festivities for the big day, I like to document the event and give away the photos of the kids to all the…

Local Traditions for Celebrating Independence Day in Costa Rica.

Local Traditions for Celebrating Independence Day in Costa Rica.

September 15th was Independence Day here in Costa Rica.  The night before, the 14th, there is a big procession where people walk the streets with Faroles.  Faroles are home made lanterns based on traditional themes.  A lantern depicting a traditional house, or with the colors from the Costa Rican flag would be examples of these…