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Chorotega Pottery: a dwindling Costa Rican art

May 10, 2016 By Sandra Bornstein 1 Comment

While visiting Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, I had the pleasure of meeting Johnny. He is is trying to rescue his native culture by creating handmade Chorotega pottery. His designs are influenced by Aztec and Mayan culture. At the age of nine, his grandmother started teaching him the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews, Latin America, Worldwide Travel Tagged With: indigenous Costa Ricans, lost art of indigenous pottery, off the beaten track in Costa Rica, pottery from Guanacaste, preserving Chorotega culture, traditional pottery

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