What Happen: A Folk-History of Costa Rica's Talamanca Coast

by Paula Palmer

In "What Happen" the people of Costa Rica's Talamanca Coast talk about everything important to them - how they came from the islands of the Caribbean to the unpopulated shores where they founded the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970567839
• ISBN13: 9780970567833
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Zona Tropical
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Know the cultural history BEFORE visiting Eastern Costa Rica.

Planning a trip to the carribean coast of Costa Rica, I bought this book. I've long felt interacting with "locals" is best done with a knoweldge of their culture and history. This book was fascinating and it gave REAL insight that added a depth and perspective to my interactions with the people of the Talamanca region. I was treated with more intimate, friendly, respectful cordiality than the "mainstream tourists". It is NOT a specific tourist-oriented guide! BUT when people are sensitive to "outsiders", I find knowing the background is extremely advantageous.