The Museo de Sabanero is a museum in Liberia, Costa Rica, founded in 1990 by an executive decree issued by President Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier. The museum focuses on cowboy culture in Northwest Costa Rica, as Liberia was historically known for raising livestock. Liberia and the surrounding region have a tropical savanna climate, noticeably drier than the rest of the country, which supports cattle ranching. The museum is located in the Casa de Culture, a colonial-era house. The museum has a notable collection of lassos and saddleware (including many decorated saddles), spurs, and lanterns, given that the majority of Guanacastecos make a living as cowboys with their Brahman cattle.
References
- "Un museo en cajas", La Nación, 23 December 2015, archived from the original on 9 April 2017, retrieved 9 April 2017
- "N° 20176-C Crea Museo Regional del Sabanero con sede en la Casa de la Cultura de Liberia". Sistema Costariccense de Información Jurídica. Procuraduría General de la Repúblia de Costa Rica. 8 September 1990. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- Baker, C.P. (2005). Costa Rica. Dorling Kindersley Eye Witness Travel Guides. p. 131.
- Bermejo, Ángel M. (20 July 2010), "Más que naturaleza en Costa Rica", Público, archived from the original on 9 April 2017, retrieved 9 April 2017
- Mead, Rowland (2005). Costa Rica. London: New Holland Publishers. p. 95.
- McNeil, Jean (2010). The Rough Guide to Costa Rica (Digital ed.). London: Rough Guides Ltd.
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- View gallery Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
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