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"Pueblo Antiguo" was conceived
with the idea of providing permanent economic support to the
Costa Rican National Children´s Hospital.
Costa Rican village life as it was at the turn
of the century has been recreated on an area of 12 acres.
A center for culture, fun and the conservation of Costa Rican
traditions, Pueblo Antiguo allows both foreign and national
visitors the opportunity to better understand our country
and its history. This is an important tourist center site
with an educational component permitting the visitor to become
acquainted with the values and customs that have molded our
national identity.
Pueblo Antiguo hopes to help fill the existing
gap in the foreign visitor´s experience of Costa Rican
culture and traditions.
The different constructions in this unique teme
park highlight the various architectural styles found in Costa
Rica between 1880 and 1930. The main objective of Pueblo Antiguo
is to bring alive Costa Rican traditions in context, similar
to those in which they existed at the turn of the century.
To this end we have combined live actors, oxcarts, horses,
cattle, train,horse-drawn carriages,boats, live music, folklore
dances, restaurants and shops to present a vibrant, living
experience allusive to the past.
Introduction to our Town
THE CITY
The nation´s capital at the turn of the
century has been recreated through some of the predominant
buildings around which urban life revolved: the church with
a plaza in front of it, the Congress building, the municipal
market, shops (Universal book shop), the fire station and
the bank. These building are not necessarily faithful reproductions
of the originals, but do maintain a style particular to the
epoch.
THE COUNTRY
Most of the buildings in this section are over
100 years old and were purchased from around the country and
brought to Pueblo Antiguo, others have been constructed in
accordance with period styles. Here you will find the Dairy
Farm, the Country Grocery Store, the Coffee Mill, the Sugar
Mill, the traditional style restaurant, the train station
and rural houses, along with an indigenous people´s
settlement.
THE COAST
Old-fashioned buildings typical of the coastal
environments grace this section of the park together with
a recreation of the Canals of Tortuguero and the Seaside Restaurant.
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