INDEPENDENCE DAY - COSTA RICA

September 15th - This is a very big Holiday in Costa Rica and the rest of Central America where they celebrate their day of Independence. What you really need to do is to stock up on everything because all the stores will be closed. So if you snooze, you lose.

In the morning around 9:00 AM they have a parade in the downtown area. Our friends Mercedes and Luis usually have reserved seats in an open area restaurant right on the parade route. They invite Stef and me and several of our friends to join them this year. Take a look.

As you will see, the entire parade was made up of kids. There were hardly any adults in the parade.

It was a good day for all and one where you learn more and appreciate the people of Costa Rica.

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