Tico Cultural Fiesta
Last Saturday evening, we were invited by the local folk dance troupe, Ceiba de Estrada, to enjoy a cultural presentation of history, food, and dance of Costa Rica.
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- The dancers have been working together for 4 years.
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- Their mothers must have worked almost as long in preparing a delicious selection of traditional bocas for us to taste.
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- We started with picadillo de papaya, pork tamal, ceviche de coco, stuffed pork tenderloin, horchata de arroz, and carne en salsa. We finished with three desserts, none of which I could pronounce or recoognize.
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- There were 3 costume changes, each representing a region of Costa Rica.
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- Orange shirts and short pants for the fishermen from Punta Arenas.
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- Green for the loggers and ranchers of Guanacaste, where water was carried in hand-made jars.
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- Evenings and fiestas call for bright colors in satin.
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- Of course, there was an audience participation number.
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- Thanks to Zaida, Vinnie, and the gang at El Sueño Tropical for opening their kitchen to these well-seasoned but amateur chefs. And thanks to Peter for the photos.
Sandy-Shorts 
Wish I could’ve made it. No car for 10days! Getting new doors after the accident in Nicoya! looks like a wonderful event!
It was a fun evening!