ETHNIC IDENTITY IN HUETARS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF QUITIRRISI

Abstract

The article explores some of the elements that are part of ethnic identity of the Huetar indigenous people in Quitirrisi of Mora by means of a quantitative methodology. To investigate such variable, 90 people from the community answered a questionnaire. The results indicated that the group maintains a high level of ethnic identity. Also, some relevant factors for keeping the cultural identity were: their traditions from ancestors, living in the reserve and the indigenous blood. The data revealed some important information since they show a different perspective about the belonging feeling to an ethnic group.