COSTA RICA-TOURISM-CULTURE-TRADITION-INDIGENOUS-MALEKU

Maleku Indigenous siblings Keiri (L) and Emiliano Gonzalez play in a village near the town of La Fortuna, about 170 km north of San Jose, on October 11, 2024. The Maleku are one of Costa Rica's eight native peoples, who together represent 2.4% of the country's 5.2 million inhabitants, according to official figures. This ethnic group has lived in this area for hundreds of years, but they are a minority group in the country, as it is estimated that there are no more than a thousand individuals. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP) (Photo by EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images)