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: 9977880204
• ISBN13: 9789977880204
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: Publications in English S.A.
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 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.