Dia Nacional del Boyero OXCART FESTIVAL

More than a hundred oxcarts and drivers arrived in the streets of Escazu today in a traditional parade of oxen, carts and community.   We wandered up and down the streets, as the parade wound its way up the hill to the San Antonio church. 

Steve got a pre-birthday cowboy hat, and he fit right in!   We really enjoyed the traveling band, the gigantic, dancing costumed creatures with the giant heads, and 
the beautiful, gentle, incredible oxen. 

 Mostly, it was cool to be a part of this meaningful, annual, cultural event.

 

The inevitable conclusion to every oxcart festival....