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About
Barva:
Barva is a small city and
county in Costa Rica, located 3km north of Heredia. It was named in honor
of Barvak, an indigenous chief who ruled the area before the arrival of
the Spanish. It is divided into six political districts: Barva, Santa
Lucía, San José de la Montaña, San Pedro, San Roque, and Puente Salas. The
city is known for having a nice mix of rural and metropolitan landscape.
The patron saint of the town is Saint Bartholomew. A large church
established between 1568 and 1575 is in Barva. Every year on August 24,
the people of the town have a celebration dedicated to the saint, and the
highlight of the celebration is the unique masquerade, where people go out
wearing masks and hit others with pig and cow bladders.
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