Question

Questions about the costa rica carts:

1. What are 3 symbols of the Costa Rican carts?
2. What were the carts used for in the past?
3. What are the carts used for now?
4. Explain how the carts are decorated.

Answer 1

The traditional oxcart, or carreta, is the product of Costa Rica's most famous craft. Dating from the mid-nineteenth century, oxcarts were used to transport coffee beans from Costa Rica's central valley over the mountains to Puntarenas on the Pacific coast, a journey requiring ten to fifteen days.

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