Costa Rica Embassy hosts photo exhibition

The exhibition, “We Are All Costa Rica” the movies will be shown over a roughly two-week period, starting in Trinidad at the Port-of-Spain head office of the National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS) from last Tuesday to September 19.

The photo exhibit and movie screenings will then be held in Tobago from September 22 to October 6 at the Scarborough Library Facility, Scarborough.

The public is invited to attend the exhibitions and to watch the three movies; A ojos cerrados, Dos Aguas and The Return, to get a better understanding and appreciation of Costa Rica’s history and culture.

As explained by the Embassy, “Costa Rica’s independence from Spain was gained on September 15, 1821. Before it became independent, Costa Rica was a Spanish territory and Guatemala was the centre of the regional government.” In honour of the people who gathered with lamps at sunset on September 14, 1821 in anticipation of their independence, a lamp parade at sunset has become “an integral part of the celebration of Independence in Costa Rica. This fervour is conducive to reinforce the values of the Costa Rican: peace, service, freedom, strengthening of democracy and undoubtedly the establishment of good relations with states,” the Embassy stated.