Guaitil

For the village in San José Province, see Guaitil de Acosta.
Guaitil
Guaytil
—  village  —
Guaitil
Location in Costa Rica
Coordinates:
Country  Costa Rica
Province Guanacaste
Canton Santa Cruz
District Diria

Guaitil is a village in Diria District, Santa Cruz Canton, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. It lies along the old route between Santa Cruz and Nicoya.[1] The town is famous for its pottery in the pre-Columbian Chorotega style.[2] Potters using local clays and the same tools and techniques of their indigenous ancestors[1] produce ceramics for local use and the tourist trade in reds, creams and blacks.[2]

Note

  1. ^ a b Salguero, Miguel (2007) Caminos y veredas de Costa Rica: Pueblos y geografías EUNED, Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia, San José, Costa Rica, page 241, ISBN 978-9968-31-531-9
  2. ^ a b Firestone, Matthew D.; Miranda, Carolina A. and Soriano, César G. (2010) Costa Rica (9th edition) Lonely Planet, Footscray, Victoria, Australia, page 276, ISBN 978-1-74179-474-8

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