LIVESTOCK HACIENDA, SABANEROS AND THE NEW CONTEXT OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMY IN GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA, 1950-2014 ; HACIENDA GANADERA, SABANEROS Y NUEVO CONTEXTO DE LA ECONOMÍA REGIONAL EN GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA, 1950-2014

This article aims to study the cultural transformation Guanacaste sabaneros (cow-boys) in the new context of the regional economy, which in turn, impacts the cattle ranch of the province of Guanacaste. A qualitative methodology based on the life stories of the sabaneros was used for the study. A total of 26 reports were made between 2012 and 2014.Among the main findings of the study are the following: The Sabanero culture was built inside the hacienda at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. However, the development of the productive forces and the struggle for land provok... Mehr ...