SAN ISIDRO DE HEREDIA:
It is one of the most traditional mountainous towns in Heredia. It is also well-known for its gothic- style church. This church possesses beautiful stained-glass windows which match its white walls and red roof.
One of the most attractive traditions are the so called ¨turnos¨. This a a tradition for the town people to get together and enjoy traditional foods, dances, ox-cart parades, fireworks, and the most popular: Cimarrona Contest.
On a cold Friday night, our Culture Professor, Olga Chaves, extended the invitation to me and my classmates to pay a visit to this town in order to witness a traditional Cimarrona contest; and so we gladly accepted. This activity was carried out right next to the church. It was completely crowded. People were cheering and clapping at the performers. We had the luck to see more than ten bands playing their instruments, especially drums. Each performance was amazing because of the quality of the tunes accompanied by the voices of the players who indeed did their best in order to entertain everybody out there!
I must add to this splendid night that I was more than shocked to see that the audience at this party was completely sober. It was curious to see that people were empty-handed. Nobody was drinking anything, not even water. It is interesting to notice such respect people from San Isidro have towards an event like this. I personally enjoyed this night out so much that I hope to attend this same event next year.
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