Costa Rican Region: Costa Rica, Central America Pura Vida culture — a peaceful nation without an army, known for ecological consciousness, coffee, and joyful living. Related Cultures Guatemalan Worry Dolls — Tiny handmade dolls that absorb children's worries while they sleep. Panamanian — A crossroads culture at the bridge of the Americas, shaped by the Canal, Kuna in Colombian — A culture of warmth and resilience, famous for cumbia, vallenato, coffee, emeral Belizean — A uniquely diverse Caribbean-Central American culture blending Mayan, Garifuna, Honduran — A Central American culture with Lenca and Maya heritage, Caribbean Garifuna trad Global Coffee Culture — Third-wave specialty coffee, latte art, single-origin obsession, and the café as