The Dark Side of Costa Rica (Ep. 1) The Coast of Flavor 

Big facts! It's a whole different world....and we like it!

It's distinctively different from the rest of CR... we can't wait to return to Puerto Viejo!

That connection to the people, the land and....the food lol is what it's all about!

Love having you guys w/ us and yes it is a beautiful thing seeing Black ppl enjoying life on their...our terms.

Thank you sir black Americans think they own the color when my father and his side are black from San Jose costa rica

@@half.breed83Shut up and keep our name out yo mouth. Same comment everywhere

We love it too! 😄

Thank you...I'll see if I can find the recordings

😄 Ikr, our feet always lead us someplace #different.

Thank you! Glad you liked it. We love the history and supporting locals as much as we can!

Thank you! We love, love, love that area for all the reasons you states. It's simply tranquil!

Hoping it can stay the way it is....but ik change is inevitable. Thanks for tuning in!

Coming soon and I hope you enjoy it! Really appreciate you!

Thanks for watching! You'll have a great time!

Our pleasure!

We truly appreciate that you are! It gives us the ability to dig deeper into places such as this. Thank you Desiree!

Thanks for tuning in. and enjoying the content! The next installment I coming soon!

Hope you both have a great time!

@@TheYarbros Thank you! God bless you and keep you safe on your travels 🧳☀️

Thanks!😄

Glad you enjoyed it!

Our pleasure!

Our pleasure!

Welcome to the channel and thanks for the sub! we try to include stuff we find interesting hoping our peeps will also find it interesting. Glad you found us!

Don't feel bad we almost passed by it....but we're really happy we didn't. Not the city if Limon but the area between the city and Puerto Viejo turned out to be our favorite place in CR.

Glad you liked it!

We're glad you like it! Our time in Puerto Viejo will come out Sunday! We loved connecting with you! Pura vida!

Thanks for watching and hanging out w/ us!

Pura Vida!

Hey, thanks for the compliments and thanks for checking out our channel!

You are so welcome!

Appreciate that...its something we have been working on...honest and interesting stories. Big-ups and thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching! There's a lot of interesting history in Limon. We'll be sharing a little more in our next video.

Our pleasure!

Safe travels, enjoy yourself!

Thank you!

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Thank you very much!

Glad it was helpful! Definitely dig in!

We talk about that in our next video about Puerto Viejo... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YbeNXpWP-KI.html

Glad you think so!

Thanks, I can't remember their names. We took 2 different ones heading to the South and coming back and they both were bad. We boned with people on the bus because of how hot it was....good memories with cool people on a bad bus ride lol. Sorry ik this didn't help.

I wanted to visit Sayulita but didn't get the chance ... yet. But Puerto Viejo is definitely worth the visit.

Thank you for watching! Here's the link: bit.ly/puertoviejoairbnb

Definitely; its a great combination!

I hope you get the chance to visit again. It's been fascinating learning about the history and culture in Limon. Thank you for watching!

The segregation was not primarily due to color but to cultural differences like language and religion, the workers came under contract to work on the port and City construction and the lowlands section of the railroad, they were not tricked by the government but the ufco. Black presence in Costa Rica is centuries old as well as the cultural missunderstanding but taking about segregation is exagerated with todays lens. Its easier to find out how italians and cubans and later lebanese blended. Afrocaribean being more saw no interest in blend and were able to maintain churches and English schools for decades and in part that also explain why they mostly stay living in limón Province. Its fair to say the efforts from government to adapt and integrate the black community and limón are also decades old and the black leaders and organization were more succesful than others to do it

@@mariotrejos7236 Can you tell us about the Cubans history in Limon and generallyin Costa-Rica ?

@@victorlionelnazaire685 there was no attemp of a colony in Nicoya, un Guanacaste Province, but my understanding is that it didnt last, they had sugar cane plantation

It really is!

Hi Natasha, I'm just seeing your comment! If you're still looking for contacts, we enjoyed our learning about the Afro Caribbean side of Costa Rica with Soul Life Travel - here's the website link soullifetravel.net/ and IG page instagram.com/soullifetravel/

Thank you and thanks for tuning in!

Ricky is from Limon parents from Jamaica I believe. Glad you enjoy this one!

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Puerto Viejo should not be missed!

It's an interesting beautiful place!

We'll be returning to experiene all that we missed! The food is great!

I'd feel fine staying in Puerto Viejo if I were solo traveling. Lots of transient visitors/ young backpackers. The bus systm in CR is older and can seem a bit gritty but I didn't feel unsafe. -Apryl

Thank you!

#blendingin

Lets indeed!!! cue Sounds of Blackness Optimistic... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0DR4Thf2B9c.html

@@TheYarbros one of my favorite songs

Jealous 😄 Enjoy!

Agreed Jaco is hyper touristy and the Caribbean is really chill. Loved it!

The secret is out about Old Harbor. We saw a lot of international crowd there but it didn't feel overrun. We only passed through Cahuita, but it seemed pretty peaceful.

Love Cahuita and yeah,we hope it stays raw!

@@TheYarbros Cahuita is my favorite national park in CR, and the town still has that quaint, genuine feel. I've been visiting Old Harbor for some time and there has been some acceleration with development recently, but last time I went was during high season, so it's probably a lot more laid back during rainy season. BTW my grandfather was a union organizer in Limon focusing on the banana plantations, there was a lot of exploitation of workers back then (there is still, but less). He was also a representative in our National Assembly for Limon. Thank you for taking the time to explore Limon's unique culture.

@@jamescatholic7 It was our absolute pleasure. The history is astounding!

Yes, you run that risk 8n the majority of Latin America.

No surprises there!

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Guadalajara for us.

Cool! 🤟🏾

Yes to all of that. They....brought w/ them seeds for planting and their own way of life. Absolutely fascinating and by the government cutting them off their culture took root. It is more dangerous that's the other side of having to fend for yourself... People do what they believe they have to do.

@@TheYarbros crime often comes with lack of resources. Plus as you can imagine, that port is an attractive place for a certain kind of product smuggling. But not all areas are hot spots. BTW, while the history of limon is bad as it pertains to the govt, the country has come to celebrate and embrace black culture. Going to clubs in San Jose or anywhere in CR, they love the music and mix with the black people. I went to school in San Jose and worried the police would watch me but i passed them everyday and they never noticed the one black guy walking by. There was even a famous homeless black man who slept outside of the school downtown and people were so kind to him. Costa Rica every year celebrates día de los negros with pride. It's definitely not what I'm accustomed to in the states

@@DaneReidVoiceOver Yeah, we felt at peace...even celebrated throught CR...never knew about day of the black though....thanks I'll have to look that up!

would people quit saying dangerous without explaining specifically what they mean, please1 or else please shut up

We threw down!

@@TheYarbros I know you did!! 😜

I hope more people can explore that area and come to love it like you!

I'm Costarican and it's also my favorite area of Costa Rica

@Sarong Goddess why? Were you robbed? Several digital nomads are interested in working from there. Can you gv more details?

It was a Live chat that we took off line after 48 hrs and made avaliable only to our Patreons....but here is a link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SnmO_RS3MGk.html 🤫🤣🤣🤣

Si!

Do you cruise?

Yeah, that town is still going through it.

*Colombia.

COLOMBIA

We had the opportunity to live there in 2019! Loved it!

lol I hope you got some food!

Thanks you for the insight!

@@TheYarbros You are most welcomed. You have nice videos with wonderful insights.

You should love being what you are and I tell you are are much more than those two backgrounds as well. People are ignorant and sick. Never listen to a sick person if you trying to be healthy.

@TheYarbros thanks hun I no that now it just took me along time to see that