our cosmos is life's creation

39 - History of the Ticos

aura azulado
 To me the blue banner heading on top of this page presents  Chupícuaro el lugar azulado, que son hogares de nuestro dios viviente Sibú    auras de seres vivos celestiales”.

Famosa mascaras de Costa Rica
Famous face masks from Costa Rica

Cristobal Colon
The event that changed our history
The arrival of Cristobal Colon with his three Caravels.

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Festival a la luz interior 2011
Para la nueva generacion - La vida floreciendo en nuestro alrededores
Festival de luz, San Jose, Costa Rica.

BRIEF REVIEW OF THE CURRENT INDIGENOUS Tico Tribes.
In Costa Rica eight indigenous groups have been identified.
1.  Originally known by a klan name
 "Sibowak"
 the klan of sibo, the living god.
Today they are distributed in 21 reserves that cover a surface area of 320.888 hectares and in which more than thirty thousand indigenous natives remained and still live today,
 oblivious of their ancestral heritage.
The rest have adapted to modern life and live in the central valley
view of the central valley
light festival in San Jose - Costa Rica - every years end
light festival in San Jose - Costa Rica
as can be seen in this night image above during a light festival in San Jose.

Festival de la Luz San Jose Costa Rica 2010
Link to "Festival de la Luz "
Festival de la Luz San Jose Costa Rica 2010

Festival of light
Link for images Festival of light Costa Rica - previous years.
Festival of light Costa Rica 2010

2. We can not mention Costa Rica
 without mentioning our
 anual light festival every solar year's end.
A Festival too inner light.
entering the era of light insight and visión in the year 2012
And there will be light
because we are the children of light
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Before the arrival of the Europeans.
Calzada de piedra Guayabo.
Paved Inter American routes connect all the tribes

3.  After the big charla
the village elders came to the conclusion
"If man is not busy, creative, or working, he start a fighting with his brothers"
So they convinced the Cacique, to make paved roads to the public places.
to do community service for your daily meals and shelter as a group
doing a specialized task in the villages.
communal planting, preparing, making, building is progress
the waste disposal, water treatment and recycling.
To work brings peace, is a tribal fact
To become a creator
4. Culture is the invisible force that makes things to happen and become true.
a frame of mind,  is the directional force, just like religion
it is a life force that does not hold by the universal laws.
Life makes his own laws.  Like, "anything can be moved"
together we act as one, or
"anything you can imagine, or dream, is possible - just make it happen"
But remember, above all, it is the one and only life we share
and if you see something wrong - do not wait for some one else to make it right

petro esferas
The skils to sculpture granite to a spherical shape, with a close tolerance of perfection

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Bearded Olmec Faces from the north
Mexicana Olmec Faces from the north

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Click - Map and habitat of the remaining native tribes
Map and habitat of the remaining native tribes

5. The aboriginal population of Costa Rica has its origins in two geographic regions of great cultural influenc.   The Mesoamerican region:  With influences from the aztec, olmec and maya cultures. Its spacial expanse is located in the northeast of Costa Rica. (Guanacaste). Its aboriginal settlers cultivated mainly corn, beans, pumpkin and cotton. They can be distinguished from other groups through their 
artwork in ceramic, jade, stone and objects of gold.
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Aztec  warrier  "Fly with the Eagles"
Aztec warrier "Fly with the Eagles"

Tipical faces from the high plains in the south
Faces from the south

6. The South American heritage: With a large expanse in Costa Rica, it includes the regions of the Caribbean watershed, the central and south pacific right down to "El Caño" in Panama. The South American influence is reflected in the language of its settlers, the type of dwelling, their political and religious organization and their art. Their culture has marked amazonic influences.

maiden kayapo
facial factions very familiar around here
native painted costume

People of the forest is people like us

caras tipicos matsis
 The soft voices of the woman controlled village affairs, the food, distribution of work, and who goes with whom. Mel Gibson's Apocalypse is a fairly good depiction of character and daily life

kayapo

Matis Bina Chuno

 The same people who turned their backs on the ships,
by native instinct, they knew.
 People just like me,
  who prefer the life in harmony with nature
 who  prefer to be surounded by  nature
and shy away from other people 
Just like the feline specie
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Typical scene of  a  amerindio native - we see different  horizons
Typical scene of a amerindio native

mothers handle family affairs

Even after more than 500 years of conquest and colonization, different indigenous groups have survived in our territory that have conserved their ancestral culture, language and customs.  It is mainly the Talamancan Indians who, even today after five centuries, still resist “culturization” and proclaim.

teach them from small kayapo
kayapo culture as a clan

Talamanca have never been conquered"
It is very true, Talamanca was the only territory in Central America, Panama and the Caribbean Islands, which could not be conquered by the European invasion.

everywhere, the ball is something special, with which  you can do magic
la bola es algo tan especial
They maintain a very complex kinship system of
matrilineal clans,
sometimes popularly called
uterine descent.
your mother is first of all, and your only friend
to obey, defend, and care for her when she is old

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Inca flute musician
Inca flute musician

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Map of the remaining Indigenous population of Costa Rica
Map of the remaining Indigenous population of Costa Rica

The population was reduced by a century of conquista in a 97%. Now four centuries later, only 0.25% survive. Intentional genocide or not, it was a biological warfare, one that ended  with a splendid culture, whose values and human face just began to hear scarce evidence.

CABECARES

          Are located on both sides of the Talamanca mountain range toward the Atlantic and the Pacific. This group is one of the most preserved and numerous in the country, with an authentic ethnic identity and with the least altered habitat. The Cabécares are simple, timid and very hospitable Indians, dedicated to agriculture, hunting and fishing activities. They maintain a very complex kinship system of matrilineal clans that they share with the Bribrí. They live in huts with straw roofs and sleep in hammocks. They profess a belief in their god Sibö.

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Historia Costa Rica - Borucan Balsa Wood Masks
Borucan Balsa Wood Masks

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Used simular masks to terrorize the invaders
Used simular masks to terrorize the invaders

BRIBRIS
Also located on both sides of the Talamanca mountain range, the Bribrí form an immense indigenous group that has dispersed in the big valleys and mountains in the provinces of Limón and Puntarenas. They share the God and power structure of the Cabécares. Many scholars have considered the Bribrís and Cabécares to be one single ethnic group. The Bribrís are generally bilingual; they speak perfect Spanish and Bribrí. Many Bribrís have taken up the conveniences of our civilization, (radio and television) however others still live in the mountains in Indian ranches with conical structures.  

 

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Click - Colection of tipical Historical balsa wood masks
Colection of tipical Historical balsa wood masks

BRUNCAS OR BORUCAS

Located in Buenos Aires of Puntarenas on two reserves: Boruca and Curré. In spite of the fact that their lands were radically diminished by Spanish colonizers, the Borucas, different from the majority of the other groups, were never removed from their original lands. The Borucas were hardened and courageous Indians. They attacked the Spanish on the roads wearing masks made of balsa wood. Their native language, Brunca, is known today only by elders and is being inexorably lost due to the fact that long ago Catholic missionaries prohibited them, under severe punishment, to communicate in their own language.

GUAYMIES

Located in the south Pacific of the national territory in the border zone of Costa Rica-Panama. The Guaymí population in our country comes from the mountainous zones in the northern part of Panama. They speak Guaymí and very little Spanish. Religious missionaries such as the Catholic, Bahai, Jehovah’s Witness, Evangelists, etc. have contaminated the Guaymí’s own beliefs to such a point that it is impossible to have them define their religious concepts, except the clinging to their native god NABU.


detail of Tico ceramic work

HUETARES

The Huetares or Pacacuas form a fairly reduced indigenous group. They have shown resistance in spite of being located very near to San José in Quitirrisi of Mora and Zapatón of Puriscal in the hills of the central Pacific. Having been very affected by colonization and traffic moving toward the urban centers, the Huetares still maintain traditions that allow them to conserve their ethnic identity.

GUATUSOS OR MALEKUS

          A small indigenous group in population and territorial expansion. Located on the plains in the northern part of the Guatuso canton in the province of Alajuela. They have conserved their cultural expression and speak Maleku. They venerate their god TOKU. 

Click for detail - engraved ceremic work.
Guanacaste was famous for its engraved ceremic work.

Click for detail - Historical Costa Rican Ceramic estetic beauty
Historical Costa Rican Ceramic estetic beauty

CHOROTEGAS

Their splendor  having been wiped out by the conquest, the Chorotegas have been reduced to a small settlement on the Matambú indigenous reserve, located between the cantons of Hojancha and Nicoya in the province of Guanacaste. They are potters descended from an excellent tradition whose ancient art fill the display cases of our museums.

TERIBES

Immigrants from Panamanian lands, they are located close to the southern border in Yorkin and Sixaola. The Teribes live in mountainous places with difficult access. They have conserved their language and engage in hunting and fishing. Ethnographic studies incorporate these indigenous people into the Talamancan groups
"When we look at the work of makers of pre-Hispanic areas, we can see through it the development of skills and technology, unprecedented in the ancient world: The sculpture of granite to a spherical shape, with a close tolerance of perfection."
"The enormous work that led to the carving, chopping, grinding and mobilization of large and heavy  granite masses, causes a deep admiration and total respect for their makers, who had an undeniable ability to make such an unusual task, equipped with only Neolithic tools , plant materials and an unwavering purpose. " 

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The first contact of Europeans with a Costa Rican land and its inhabitants, was on September 18, 1502, when on his fourth voyage to the New World Christopher Columbus landed their caravels near Cariari Island in the Caribbean coasts of the province today Limon, Costa Rica.

However, the Spanish invasion in Costa Rican land could not be made from the shores of the Caribbean.  Aboriginal natives  never looked at the invaders  with sympathetic eyes and the Talamanca region formed one of the most courageous resistance against the invaders, recorded throughout the Americas, and could not be steamrolled.

The conquest of Costa Rica began in 1522 from the Pacific Ocean and entered land in Nicaragua, former landowners on the peninsula of Nicoya, then continued to sow death, destruction and slavery by traveling to the  province of Cartago.

It was not until 1570, when, 68 years after the first contact with the Caribbean coast practice, the conqueror,  Perafan Rivera raid succeeded, from the central valley to the Caribbean coast. Their impetus for conquest once again were frustrated by the natives of the region.

It took 35 more years for another daring Spaniard to dared conquer untamed territory.  Sojo Diego, in 1605 came to the valley of Talamanca armed to the teeth. Where he established the city of Santiago, but this was destroyed by the native Indians 5 years after its foundation.

The invaders were forced to withdraw many kilometers to the northeast and built in the so called, Fila Matamá, Fort San Mateo. Determining the fearlesness of those Indians, they feared a foreign "invasion" of "Talamanca" to the Central Valley. The point where they raised their strategic military strength would prevent such claims, and there mounted guard for over 100 years.

His persistent efforts to overcome these Indians, he continued, until in 1821, with the independence of Costa Rica, the Spanish army was forced to withdraw from Talamanca, without being able to dominate.

 Talamanca was the only territory in Central America, Panama and the Caribbean Islands, which could not be conquered by the European invasion.

Inter American routes. Only recently here in Costa Rica has been rediscovered an extensive web of trails that cover thousands of Kilometers of stone paved roads, up to ten meters wide and 75cms thick for heavy trafic today. These ancient roadways passing through the current national territory from border to border, with side roads to popular gathering places, waterfalls, Warm termal bathes still in use today..

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Irigation systems stil operating today after 2000years.

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Costa   Rican  nacional sport is futball

Yes, now we are a third world banana republic.
But, now we have more teachers than soldiers,
and still, no arms. 
Our sport is football
nothing better for national pride than sports. 
like handling a ball - it is speed and agility in every sense, that realy count, as worth 
admiration was never for brute force, or the bully
 so, if they turn their backs on you
 you know why
 you do not belong to their team
Because - together we are the strongest
Costa Rican  bananas export woldwide
Costa Rican bananas export woldwide

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Click - Fruit of the Coffee tree Costa  Rica
Costa Rican Mountain Coffee

There might be stone spheres in other areas around the world,

but I can asure you, not older,

not bigger, nor as many, or as beautiful and perfect as ours.

And no coffee better than ours.

National Pride.

 

Poder Judicial
High Court of Justice Costa Rica
High Court of Justice Costa Rica
Click - Stone Spheres in the Garden of Nat Museum
Stone Spheres in the Garden of Nat Museum

"The enormous organización that led to fetch and prepare, turn and carving, chopping, grinding and mobilization of large and heavy  granite masses, causes a deep admiration and total respect for their makers, who had an undeniable ability to make such an unusual task, equipped with only neolithic tools, plant materials and an unwavering purpose and dedication, as if a God, demanding total dedication. " 

Costa Rican historical stone sphers  - Alberto Sibaja
Costa Rican historical stone sphers - Alberto Sibaja

 I would like to introduce:-
Alberto Sibaja Álvarez.
San José, Costa Rica
® Siböwak 
A person who dedicated all his life in search of the roots and history of our Native People.
"When we look at the work of makers of pre-Hispanic areas, we can see through it the development of skills and technology, unprecedented in the ancient world: Such as the sculpture of granite to a spherical shape, with a close tolerance of perfection."

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Click for  Master Stone Detailed Investigation and Report.
Click for Master Stone Detailed Investigation and Report.

Time was tied to the heavenly bodies.

And they made paintings on large wet stone spheres.

Representing the night sky on the inside of a larger bubble. Tracing the trajectory of the heavenly bodies on the wet rock face.

 Just like the reflexion of a convex mirror.

Consider parallax do not exist, on this scale you can get it right down to 0.01mm.

a few minutes in 5000yrs.

Stone Graving of the Southern Sky
Click for Detail "Master view of the southern heavens"
Click for Master view of the southern night sky

First the sun and the moon - to mark the planting seasons.

The water shows the imperfections,

 years go by, they keep working on it every day

 to make them perfectly round and shiny,

with a water savila mix it remain wet all night long.

The stars mirrored on the inside what happened out there.

Rolling the stone ball, imitate the movements of the heavenly bodies.

If you rol it forward you go ahead in time.

Time to plant, time to harvest the gifts from Sura smiling on you

The year of 24 months comes to another end.

That very day is always marked by the Sun.

Called the summer solstice for us here now.

December 22 every year.

Awa the maker of dreams
Wish you togetherness now in our festive season to inner light.
To enter the new era of light, insight and vision

The wise old sages have always predicted

Present time era comes to an end in the year 2012.

A new era of

light, insight and vision 

continue now.

The era of our cosmos Idréa

That is, if man is ready to go.

The Living moved their first Heavenly body from its set course.

To change the course of earth's destiny to doom.

we are free at last, to take control of our Cosmos "Helios" now.

Move ahead in Cosmic Time, where LIFE is the center of it all. (simbolic)

for another day.

Petro glyphs indicate territorial and astronomic maps - Night Skies valid to this day with indications of the Planting seasons. 

Petro glyphs of Astronomic constellations
Petro glyphs of Astronomic constellations with local significance. Please take note M31 the Andromeda Galaxy
Engravings of the Constelation of Pegases Southern Night Sky

Petro glyphs of astronomic constellations with local significance. Please take note M31 the Andromeda Galaxy – How did they knew it was a galaxy.??? 

Costa Rica  - pegasu the flying horse
This is our starmap today compared with the old

This is a modern map of the constelation of Pegasues and the position of Andromeda M31.

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