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Meet the local people who provide our tourism activities |
Charlas/Talks
Lidia Murillo Sanchez is a divorced mother who lives in the neighborhood of La Esperanza in Sarapiqui. She has 5 children and 4 grandchildren. She recently adopted 3 nephews, whose parents could not care for them. Lidia makes traditional ceramic dishes, vases, and figurines, an art that was passed on to her from relatives with ancestral roots in the Chorotega tribe of Guanacaste. She sells these ceramics as her livelihood both in the SCLC art gallery and in the store she runs out of her home.
Hazel Valerio Hidalgo lives in the community of El Roble with her husband, 3 children, and younger brother. She is very interested in the history of her community and the variety of work that women do there, such as growing black pepper or yucca, raising cattle, rabbits, or chickens to sell, and her job, caring for and milking twice daily her two cows, and selling the milk, sour cream, and cheese. Hazel makes jewelry with the SCLC’s women’s group and is in charge of inventory for the group.
Dancers
Kathia Johanna Duran Mejias is the Coordinator of the Latin Dance Class group. She was born on January 23rd, 1982, and lives in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui. She has a little girl named Josselyn Valeshka, who loves to dance with her mom. Johanna has been dancing with the SCLC group for 6 years and was one of the group´s founders. She loves to dance and above all enjoys giving the dance classes. Her greatest satisfaction is when the tourist has enjoyed the class and learned a little about the dances that the ticos do in their free time. She learned to dance with friends, observing other people and in a dance company called Merecumbe. Johanna hopes that visitors enjoy the wonders that this spectacular country offers and above all that they enjoy themselves very much.
Cooks
Hilda Coto Mena has lived in Cristo Rey for 6 years. She has 5 children: Mauricio (33 years old), Angelica (28 years old), Mario (26 years old), Marilyn (25 years old), and Enrique (13 years old). She also has 10 grandchildren. Hilda has been an artist since she was little. She really enjoys her work and cherishes working with the SCLC giving cooking classes to tourists as well as sharing her culture.
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