Los Presentes — Attraction in Merced

Its nothing too spectacular, but its a group of statues in front of the central bank. photo spot. This was the meeting spot for my food tour.

The significance of the statues is that they represent the backbone of Costa Rica, the coffee farm workers, the poor, tired, and hungry, that supplied the wealth to the country of costa rica in the early days, that lead to...

This grouping of patinated bronze statues of typical Costa Rican working class people was placed in front of the bank in 1989, the work of Costa Rican sculptor Fernando Calvo. The statues are just a small element of the vibrant scene around this pedestrian zone in central San José with the street vendors, the neoclassical post office building, and the...

This group of statues depicts the typical folk from the central valley, each portraying a local profession common to country life. It is a good reminder of tradition and a focus on the individual human in an age of depersonification and...