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Ox Cart Parade Today
Looking for something to do
today? A good bet is the annual
Desfile de Boyeros in San José.
The annual parade of ox carts
starts around 9am by the La
Sabana Parque on the west end of
Paseo Colón, moving along Paseo
Colón, onto Avenida 2 to the
Paseo de los Estudiantes and
ending up at Plaza González
Víquez on the south side of
downtown San José.
The ox carts designed to haul
coffee harvets from the fields
to the docks are a traditional
symbol. Ox carts and the ox have
now been replaced by motor
trucks and tractors.
The parade is a precursor to the
other Christmas parades, the
Festival de las Luces (Light
Festival) and the annual Tope
(December 26) and Caranaval
(December 27).
This year, however, the Tope is
being renamed to the Dia de el
Caballista and the Carnaval has
been completely scrapped.
The annual ox car parade is
organized by the Grupo de
Preservación de la Tradición
Boyera and the Fundación de
Boyeros de Costa Rica.
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