Museo de Sabanero

Sabanero Museum
Museo de Sabanero
Corner of a historic adobe house with two doors on the corner and a terracotta roof
Established1990 (1990)
LocationLiberia, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates10°37′37″N 85°26′11″W / 10.62694°N 85.43639°W / 10.62694; -85.43639
TypeHistoric house museum, Cowboy culture
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The Museo de Sabanero is a museum in Liberia, Costa Rica, founded in 1990 by an executive decree issued by President Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier.[1][2] The museum focuses on cowboy culture in Northwest Costa Rica,[3] as Liberia was historically known for raising livestock.[4] Liberia and the surrounding region have a tropical savanna climate, noticeably drier than the rest of the country, which supports cattle ranching. The museum is located in the Casa de Culture, a colonial-era house. The museum has a notable collection of lassos and saddleware (including many decorated saddles),[5] spurs,[6] and lanterns, given that the majority of Guanacastecos make a living as cowboys with their Brahman cattle.

References

  1. ↑ "Un museo en cajas", La Nación, 23 December 2015, archived from the original on 9 April 2017, retrieved 9 April 2017
  2. ↑ "N° 20176-C Crea Museo Regional del Sabanero con sede en la Casa de la Cultura de Liberia". Sistema Costariccense de Información Jurídica. Procuraduría General de la Repúblia de Costa Rica. 8 September 1990. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Baker, C.P. (2005). Costa Rica. Dorling Kindersley Eye Witness Travel Guides. p. 131.
  4. ↑ Bermejo, Ángel M. (20 July 2010), "Más que naturaleza en Costa Rica", Público, archived from the original on 9 April 2017, retrieved 9 April 2017
  5. ↑ Mead, Rowland (2005). Costa Rica. London: New Holland Publishers. p. 95.
  6. ↑ McNeil, Jean (2010). The Rough Guide to Costa Rica (Digital ed.). London: Rough Guides Ltd.
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