At the end of the day of our zip lining, horseback riding, and river tubing, I noticed that they were taking the horses from the corral back to the pastures. The horses deserved a rest, and so did we. When I posted a photo of Costa Rican cowboys a week or two ago, I received a question in a comment from a reader about whether cowboys in Costa Rica are called gauchos, as hey are in Argentina. In Costa Rica, a cowboy is called a vaquero.
The northwest province of Costa Rica, called Guanacaste after the national tree of Costa Rica, has a tradition of cattle ranching and cowboys. In many small towns in the area, their are are cattle chutes in the town square, which is usually used as a football or soccer field. In some towns, there is a rodeo ring. We do not have either of those in Tamarindo because we are abeach resort town that used to be a sleepy fishing village. In Tamarindo, the only cowboys walk from restaurant to restaurant and sing ballads for tips.
5 comments:
The horses must love their home at Hacienda Guachipelin. A beautiful location with great weather and variety of activities for them and their contributions. I like it that often i can ride horses bareback in Costa Rica.
A day's work is done and it's time to relax!
Nothing beats quiting time for hard working horses.
Very cool! It is amazingly similar to Western cowboys taking their horses back after a long day of herding cattle. No matter where you are, I guess farm animals and cowboys act the same!
Great post, Dave! Thank you so much for the information about the cowboys.
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