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Costa Rica has been blessed with a beautiful land surrounded by the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean, lush rainforests, cloudforests, volcanoes, rivers, lakes and an incredible variety in flora, fauna and wildlife.  But what really captivates the visitor is the warmth of the Costa Rican people.

Costa Ricans have a diverse cultural background that has evolved over the years into what the world has come to know as the tico way of life.  The Costa Rica National Museum has organized once again its Multicultural Festival in which Costa Rica’s ancestors and founders are recalled and ceebrated.

The festival will take place this Sunday October 5th at the National Museum in downtown San Jose.  The idea behind the V Multicultural Festival is to promote the Costa Rican culture as well as an appreciation for the country’s intangible patrimony by sharing experiences and rescuing traditions.

Tourists and locals as well will be able to see and learn about the Costa Rica’s inherited culture and art that make up the tico identity.  According to the museum’s festival organizer, Maria Elena Masis, this year’s event will remember “four grandfathers who founded the Costa Rican identity”.  The “four grandfathers” she mentions are the Asian, Spanish, Indigenous and Caribbean influences that stand behind the Costa Rican people.

The V Multicultural Festival will take place this Sunday October 5th beginning 10am at the Costa Rican National Museum in downtown San Jose.  Visitors will also be able to enjoy typical Costa Rican food as well as traditional Caribbean and Indigenous dishes.  The Asian community will be selling arts and crafts while master Yan-Sam Kong will be offering a calligraphy workshop.

Admission is free of charge for tourists and residents.