Today, we are going to learn more about the Bribri Community, an indigenous community located in Talamanca.
Table of Contents
Pre-Reading
Look for the words in the search word
Read the following words and make sure you understand what they mean
| Population | Language |
| Deep | Settlements |
| Heart | Buildings |
| Town | Strongly |
| Beliefs | Crops |
Solve the following exercise
Reading
The Bribri are the largest indigenous population in Costa Rica, around 10,000 Bribri reside in the mountains of the Talamanca region, and a smaller population lives in Bocas del Toro, Panama as well.
The Bribri live in communities deep in the heart of the rainforest. The Bribri have their own language, many are bilingual and speak Spanish as well.
Bribri settlements are located in some of the most remote areas of the country, and many villages are only accessible by river.
Their towns often include community buildings, schools, and houses as spiritual centers.
Some buildings have running water and limited electricity, but generally Bribris live in rustic houses isolated from one another.
Their religion is strongly tied to the environment, Their beliefs involve mythology involving the spirits of nature
The Bribri are agriculturalists with bananas and cocoa as their main cash crops. They also produce about 120 other crops, including corn, beans, root crops, palm, coffee, medicinal plants, commercial and construction lumber.
Post-Reading
All these are false statements about the Bribi community, rewrite to make them true
| #1 | The Bribris live in Cartago |
| #2 | The Bribri People can speak English |
| #3 | The Bribri communities have supermarkets |
| #4 | Some Buildings have a good internet connection |
| #5 | The Bribri community live in modern mansions |
| #6 | The Bribri people believe in catholicism |
| #7 | The Bribri people don’t plant anything |
