The Rich Coast Project

28/12/2024

Muchas gracias a Natacha Nokin .puertoviejo por esta foto tan preciosa de Puerto Viejo en el año 2000. Vista desde el cementerio atrás del pueblo.

Many thanks to Natacha Nokin for this amazing photo of Puerto Viejo in 2000. View from the cemetery in the back of town.

26/12/2024

Video musical para "Mi Lindo Limón"
Canción escrito para The Rich Coast Project

Música y Letra David Dávila González
Interpretación David Dávila González, Paulo Quiros
Producción Lui Mora, 7th Floor Studios, San José, Costa Rica

Fotografía Joao Cabrita Silva
Edición Joao Cabrita Silva y Katie Beck
Producción Katie Beck

KNOW YOUR ROOTS. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

Video musical para "Mi Lindo Limón"Canción escrito para The Rich Coast ProjectMúsica y Letra por MATIXANDODavid Dávila, Paulo Quiros, Lui Mora7th Floor Studi...

22/12/2024

Help us collect information about the photographs in the South Caribe Roots Archive. Fill out this form for each individual photo, and/or upload new photos to be included in the archive.

https://forms.gle/ijadqr6qLC7oGe1M6

Ayúdanos a recopilar información sobre las fotografías del Archivo South Caribe Roots. Complete este formulario para cada foto individual y/o cargue nuevas fotos para incluirlas en el archivo.

The South Caribe Roots Archive documents the people, places and events in southern Caribbean, Costa R

17/12/2024

George Hansel discusses his memories of growing up in Punta Uva, Costa Rica and the spirit of community he experienced.

Interview from 2012. This story and more available at South Caribe Roots Archive - link in bio.

17/12/2024

The South Caribe Roots Archive documents the people, places and events in southern Caribbean, Costa Rica, through family photographs and stories.

The project aims to work with the community to develop a digital information platform that is reflective of local knowledge, experience, and social justice objectives.
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El Archivo de Raíces del Caribe Sur documenta las personas, los lugares y los eventos del Caribe Sur de Costa Rica a través de fotografías e historias familiares.

El proyecto tiene como objetivo trabajar con la comunidad para desarrollar una plataforma de información digital que refleje el conocimiento, la experiencia y los objetivos de justicia social locales.

The project aims to work with the community to develop a digital information platform that is reflective of local knowledge, experience, and social justice objectives.

14/04/2024

The latest edition of the Harvard Review of Latin America is a spotlight on Costa Rica, featuring articles about the south Caribbean by our founder and other collaborators such as . Check it out at https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/spotlights/spotlight-costa-rica/

13/04/2024

"We are resisting. Our story of resilience begins in Nigeria, Gambia, Equatorial and Western regions in Africa, extending to the shores of the Caribbean Sea. In the lush tropical rainforest of Costa Rica, between the symphony of cicada singing and the dance of the jungle canopy, we have been autonomous on the shores of the Caribbean Sea for centuries. A past of struggle wove the tapestry of the rainforest and sea, giving rise to our deep connection with our ancestral lands" Layli Brown Stangeland.

Our community and other Afro-descendant tribal communities on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast are confronting what seems to be a systematic attempt by the state to uproot our community.  For decades, Costa Rica has refused to grant property titles and infringed on our rights to property by targeting...

10/04/2024

"Miss Dolly" .Rest in peace an' condolences to di family.

26/02/2024

EL GRAN ERROR: DOCUMENTAL COMPLETO
A lo largo de los años, la humanidad ha tejido una intrincada red de historias y conflictos que, en ocasiones, se han arraigado en los errores del pasado.

A lo largo de los años, la humanidad ha tejido una intrincada red de historias y conflictos que, en ocasiones, se han arraigado en los errores del pasado. En...