Sunday, July 21, 2013

Rodeo grounds in Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa is a village about 5 miles (8 km) inland from Tamarindo.  It has what in the USA would be called a rodeo grounds.  There is an arena with a grand stand for viewers, and holding areas for cattle and horses.

Northwest Costa Rica, which is the province of Guanacaste, has a long and proud cattle ranching tradition.  Although tourism has replaced cattle and agriculture as the main industry, people still enjoy their rural traditions.

Today is Sunday, so we have new photos posted on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.  This week we are showing some photos of Paris, featuring several of its museums.

6 comments:

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Sure like a chance to see a ROdeo !

Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.com said...

Rodeos sound fun

Kate said...

Have never attended a rodeo but would like to do that.

Judy said...

I enjoy watching the rodeos that feature the ranchers in the area. It lets people see some of what goes into being a rancher. I know some people who don't care to follow that juicy steak any further back than the grocery store.

Sharon said...

I wonder if this is a popular activity in the area.

Lowell said...

Do you go to the rodeo events? We lived for a few years in Mesquite, Texas which has a world-famous rodeo and went fairly often. Great fun. Especially when the events began with a prayer by a Baptist preacher and then some cowboy singing "I Come To The Garden Alone," in a nasal drawl.

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