Costa Rica Discovered: San Jorge Gran Turno!

Let the fiesta begin! This past weekend was the San Jorge Gran Turno (small fiesta) in our little pueblo tucked in the shadow of beautiful Rincon de La Vieja. Lots of fun with dancing, horse games, soccer, great Costa Rican traditional food cooked over smokey wood fires giving great taste to tamales, picadillo, arroz con pollo, and my favorite chicharrones! For a town of only 100 people or less, we had a great turnout with the locals helping make the fiesta a great success. Costa Ricans love their parties and friends and relatives came from all the local towns to enjoy the party - some from as far as San Jose. The lady behind the fiesta, Leila Campos and her husband Manuel, did a great job putting the fiesta together. Money made from the fiesta will be used to improve this neat little area - improvements to the community center, school, church and local roads. Another great day in the mountains of Costa Rica as the weather was perfect with temperatures in the 28 C or 82 F range and the gentle breezes acting like a/c when the sun was hot. Oh, did I forget to mention lots of ice cold Imperial to keep things cool as well:-) Pura Vida!