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| Mercado de Cartago |
The food here in Costa Rica just keeps getting better and better! Our Spanish class took a field trip last Friday to Cartago, a town about half and hour away from San Jose. We went to a local farmer's market called Mercado de Cartago and browsed among the tons and tons of stands full of all kinds of fruit! It was quite the colorful event.
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| Carambola (Starfruit) |
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| Pejibaye (una verdura) |
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| Maracuya - A fruit I did a presentation about in my Spanish class. |
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| The typical bakery |
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| I tried a pastry called pastel de Guayaba- amazingly good!! |
While wondering around the market, my friend Sam and I stumbled upon some hedgehogs for sale!! Thus, I took the opportunity to hold one for the first time! Those little spikes aren't for nothing. Every time they're spooked, they prick their spines out. It was a very interesting but painful thing to experience. They were such darling creatures, nonetheless.
On our field trip, we also saw a church in Cartago names Basilica de Cartago. It was absolutely beautiful architecturally and spiritually. My professor, Silvia, shared with us the importance of the Virgin Mary to the Central American culture. This belief is called Marianismo. This is the symbol for acceptance of one's identity and one's culture. It was a beautiful thing to see people in their holy place.
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| Basilica de Cartago |
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| Inside Basilica de Cartago |
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| Where is your holy place? |
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| Beautiful Architecture outside the church |
Exploring all the beautiful tropical fruit and vegetables, experiencing the Basilica de Cartago, and holding a hedge by far made my day.
~"I have found that if you love life, life will love you right back."-Arthur Rubinstein~
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