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Indigenous Territories Of Costa Rica
According to Costa Rica's 1977 Indigenous Law, the Indigenous Territories are the traditional lands of the legally recognized indigenous peoples of Costa Rica. The Republic of Costa Rica recognizes eight native ethnicities; Bribri people, Bribris, Chorotega people, Chorotegas, Maleku people, Malekus, Ngöbe, Huetar people, Huetars, Cabécar people, Cabecars, Boruca people, Borucas and Térraba people, Terrabas."Indigenous peoples in Costa Rica."
''International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs.'' Retrieved 2 Dec 2013.
The Law also provides the territories of self-government and autonomy according to the traditional organization of the tribes, yet this is hardly applied. According to the Law all non-indigenous residents with properties in the areas acquired before the promulgation of the ...
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Mapa General
Mapa or MAPA may refer to: People * Alec Mapa (born 1965), American actor, comedian and writer * Dennis Mapa (born 1969), Filipino economist and statistician * Jao Mapa (born 1976), Filipino actor * Placido Mapa Jr. (born 1932), Filipino businessman, economist, and government official * Suraj Mapa (born 1980), Sri Lankan actor * Victorino Mapa (1855–1927), Filipino chief justice and government official Other uses * Mapa (song), "Mapa" (song), a 2021 song by SB19 * Mexican American Political Association * Mapa (publisher), an Israeli subsidiary of Ituran * Mapa Group, a Turkish conglomerate * Mapa, a company producing latex gloves that merged with Hutchinson SA in 1973 * Most Affected People and Areas, a climate justice concept * Mapa (girl group), a Japanese girl group See also

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Teribe People
The Naso or Teribe people (also Tjër Di) are an Indigenous people of Panama and Costa Rica. They primarily live in northwest Panama in the Bocas del Toro Province and Naso Tjër Di Comarca as well as in southern Costa Rica in the Puntarenas Province. There are roughly 3,500 people who belong to the Naso tribe. It is one of the few Indigenous groups or tribes that continues to have a monarchy. History The Naso people have traditionally occupied the mountainous jungle regions of western Bocas del Toro where they continue to identify with the lands along the river that became known in the Spanish speaking world as the Teribe or Tjër Di in Naso. ‘Di’ means ‘water’ and 'Tjër' is their mythical “Grand-Mother” who was endowed by God with the secrets of botanical medicine. Until as recently as three or four generations ago the Naso people led a remarkably autonomous existence. Dispersed among their clans and homesteads, and geographically isolated from most of the world, t ...
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Limón Province
Limón () is one of seven Provinces of Costa Rica, provinces in Costa Rica. The province covers an area of 9,189 km2, and has a population of 386,862. The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the southwestern portion houses part of an extensive mountain range known as the Cordillera de Talamanca. The province shares its northern border with Nicaragua via the San Juan River (Nicaragua), Río San Juan, its western borders with the provinces of Heredia Province, Heredia, Cartago Province, Cartago, and Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas, and its southern border with Panama via the Río Sixaola. Within the province there are six cantons, or counties, which include Pococí (canton), Pococí, Guácimo (canton), Guácimo, Siquirres (canton), Siquirres, Matina (canton), Matina, Limón (canton), Limón, and Talamanca (canton), Talamanca. Each ''cantón'' has several local districts. Limón is one of the most culturally diverse of Costa Rica ...
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Talamanca Canton
Talamanca is a canton in the Limón province of Costa Rica. The head city is Bribri, located in Bratsi district. History Talamanca was created on 20 May 1969 by decree 4339. Geography Talamanca has an area of km2 and a mean elevation of metres. The county is noted for its beautiful beaches, especially in Cahuita and Puerto Viejo, which are popular tourist locations. Talamanca contains one of Costa Rica's three official border-crossing points with Panama, the Sixaola-Guabito crossing. Districts The canton of Talamanca is subdivided into the following districts: # Bratsi # Sixaola # Cahuita # Telire Demographics For the 2011 census, Talamanca had a population of inhabitants. The county suffers from pervasive poverty. As of 2009, its human-development index is the lowest-ranked of all Costa Rican cantons. While its most recent infant mortality rate is 12.89% (2009), it was as high as 22.5% (2003), and stayed above 15% between 2003 and 2007. As of 2010, 52.3% ...
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Kéköldi
The Indigenous Territory of Kéköldi is one of the Costa Rican indigenous communities and one of the four of the Bribri people. It was created in 1977 and has about 210 inhabitants. It is located in the Talamanca-Caribe biological corridor that covers about 36,000 hectares in the canton of Talamanca, Limón Province. Since 1994, the reserve is run by the Kéköldi Wak ka Köneke Association (Kéköldi Land Carers), which works to preserve indigenous culture and purchase additional land to reforest and conserve. The majority of the population speaks both Bribri and Spanish. The reserve has a biological station for scientific research and a bird watching area for tourists. Environment The reserve area includes both primary and secondary forest, as well as a communal reforested area with timber, medicinal and fruit species, and plantations of palm, pejibaye and cocoa. The Bribri have also created a breeding program for green iguanas, which are raised for meat and released int ...
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Maléku Language
The Maléku Jaíka language, also called Malecu, Maleku, Guatuso, Watuso-Wétar, and Guetar, is an Indigenous American language of the Chibchan family spoken in Costa Rica. Classification The Maléku Jaíka language is a member of the Votic branch of the Chibchan language family. Maléku, or 'the speech of our people', is considered to be endangered according to ''The Endangered Languages Project''. According to the 2011 National Population Census, 67.5% of the population that lives in the official Maléku territory declared that they speak the language; however, the state of vitality varies from one village to another and even among families (Sánchez 2011). In any case, following the parameters of UNESCO, the language can be classified as definitively endangered (Sánchez 2013). History The Maleku people (usually called "Guatusos" in historical documents, travel chronicles of the 19th and 20th centuries, and in multiple academic studies) constitute one of the original peopl ...
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Alajuela Province
Alajuela () is a Provinces of Costa Rica, province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north. It also borders the provinces of Heredia Province, Heredia to the east, San Jose Province, San José to the south, Puntarenas Province, Puntarenas to the southwest and Guanacaste Province, Guanacaste to the west. As of 2011, the province had a population of 885,571. Alajuela is composed of 16 Cantons of Costa Rica, cantons, which are divided into 111 districts. It covers an area of 9,757.53 square kilometers. The provincial capital is Alajuela. Other large cities include Quesada, San Carlos, Quesada, Aguas Zarcas, Naranjo de Alajuela, Naranjo, Zarcero, Orotina, Sarchí Norte, Upala, San Ramón, Costa Rica, San Ramón, Grecia, Costa Rica, Grecia and Los Chiles. Provincial history Pre-Columbia and the arrival of the Spanish Costa Rica has been inhabited for nearly 10,000 years, but little is known of its Pre-Columbian era, pr ...
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San Carlos Canton
San Carlos is a Cantons of Costa Rica, canton in the Alajuela Province, Alajuela province of Costa Rica, with an estimated population of 198,742 as of 2022. It ranks as the fourth-most populous canton in the country and is the 1st largest by area. It borders Nicaragua to the north, San Ramón (canton), San Ramón, Zarcero (canton), Zarcero and Sarchí (canton), Sarchí the south, Río Cuarto (canton), Río Cuarto and Sarapiquí (canton), Sarapiquí to the east, and Los Chiles (canton), Los Chiles, Guatuso (canton), Guatuso, Tilarán (canton), Tilarán and San Ramón to the west. The capital city of the canton is Quesada, San Carlos, Ciudad Quesada. The canton is known for its extensive plains, high levels of rainfall, and fertile soils, which make it one of Costa Rica’s most productive economic regions. Its economy is driven by a wide range of agricultural activities, including Ranch, cattle ranching, beef and dairy production, and the cultivation of crops such as sugarcane, pi ...
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Guatuso Canton
Guatuso is a canton in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Toponymy It is named for the region's original inhabitants, an indigenous tribe whose survivors are now known as the Maleku and remain as residents of the area. History Guatuso was created on 17 March 1970 by decree 4541. Geography Guatuso has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. It is a diamond-shaped canton, with the Purgatorio River and the Frío River as the northeast border, the Cucaracha River as a portion of the southeast border, the Cordillera de Guanacaste on the southwest border, and the Rito River and the Mónico River on the northwest. Tenorio Volcano marks the far western point of the canton. Districts The canton of Guatuso is subdivided into the following districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several mu ...
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Guatuso People
The Maleku are an indigenous people of Costa Rica located in the Guatuso Indigenous Reserve near the town of Guatuso ( San Rafael de Guatuso). Historically they were also known as the Guatuso, the name used by Spanish settlers. Around 600 aboriginal people live on the reserve, making this the smallest tribe in Costa Rica, but outsiders have come into the community as well. Before the Spanish settlement, their territory extended as far west as Rincon de la Vieja, and included the volcano Arenal to the south and Rio Celeste as sacred sites. Today their reserve is concentrated south of San Rafael de Guatuso, an hour north of La Fortuna. History The Maleku historically lived in the Río Frío watershed on a geographic span of 2,500 square miles. They remained undiscovered until 1750, with the arrival of Spanish settlers. Between 1868 and 1900, Nicaraguan rubber farmers migrated onto Maleku territory, often in armed bands, claiming traditional Maleku territories. The resulti ...
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Guatuso
Guatuso is a Cantons of Costa Rica, canton in the Alajuela Province, Alajuela province of Costa Rica. Toponymy It is named for the region's original inhabitants, an indigenous tribe whose survivors are now known as the Maleku people, Maleku and remain as residents of the area. History Guatuso was created on 17 March 1970 by decree 4541. Geography Guatuso has an area of km² and a mean elevation of metres. It is a diamond-shaped canton, with the Purgatorio River and the Frío River as the northeast border, the Cucaracha River as a portion of the southeast border, the Cordillera de Guanacaste on the southwest border, and the Rito River and the Mónico River on the northwest. Tenorio Volcano marks the far western point of the canton. Districts The canton of Guatuso is subdivided into the following Districts of Costa Rica, districts: # San Rafael District, Guatuso, San Rafael # Buenavista District, Guatuso, Buenavista # Cote District, Cote # Katira District, Katira Demogr ...
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Teribe Language
Teribe is a language spoken by the Naso or Teribe people. It is used primarily in the Naso Tjër Di Comarca and the Bocas del Toro Province of northwestern Panama and in the southern part of Costa Rica's Puntarenas Province, but is almost extinct in the latter. It is part of the Chibchan language family, in the Talamanca branch. There are currently about 3,000 speakers, nearly all of whom speak Spanish as well. The language is of the OVS type. Its ISO 639 ISO 639 is a international standard, standard by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) concerned with representation of languages and language groups. It currently consists of four sets (1-3, 5) of code, named after each part w ...-3 code is tfr. Writing system Teribe also uses the ll with diaeresis centered over the letters. References Sources * External links Teribe phonology Languages of Panama Languages of Costa Rica Chibchan languages Object–verb–subject languages {{indi ...
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