Día del Boyero

Día del Boyero (Day of the Oxcart Driver) is celebrated in San Antonio de Escazú, Costa Rica, on the second Sunday of March. It's a day when the locals take to the streets to commemorate Costa Rica's tradition of using oxcarts to transport crops around the country.Booths have been set up to sell delectable local delicacies as well as arts and crafts. The parade is a major attraction. It begins with music and young dancers then move on to the boyeros. Approximately 100 boyeros marched in the procession, showcasing their oxen and oxcarts. Each participant wore a number in the hopes of winning an oxcart, which was raffled off to all attendees.

The oxen, oxcarts, and boyeros congregate on the town's soccer field at the end of the parade. This is an excellent opportunity to get up and personal with the oxen. (Despite the fact that there was a slight dread of being headbutted or kicked...). The oxcart is a well-known symbol of Costa Rican agricultural work. They are hand-painted and elegantly ornamented. Originally, each region had its own design to identify the oxcart driver's origin.

Time: March

Location: Escazú