Culture in Costa Rica is local

It is highly localized - what is done in one place, is not done fifty miles away.

Take, for example: tamales. These are common in the Central Metropolitan Area, often referred to as San Jose - where 80 percent of the population live. You can buy special tamales there, made for special tastes.

But in Cartago, an hour's drive away, you can only find a few - made with Chicken or Pork. Another hour's drive away, in Orosi, where I live - you cannot find any.