Talamanca Indigenous Territory

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Talamanca Indigenous Territory is a protected ancestral region in southeastern Costa Rica that serves as a major homeland and cultural center for the Bribri people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous territory
protected area
borderedBy Panama NERFINISHED
climate humid tropical climate
continent North America
country Costa Rica
culturalCenterFor Bribri people NERFINISHED
ecosystemType montane forest
tropical rainforest
governedBy Bribri traditional authorities NERFINISHED
indigenous associations
hasConservationRole biodiversity protection
watershed protection
hasCulturalSignificance preservation of Bribri spirituality
preservation of Bribri traditions
hasEconomicActivity banana cultivation
cacao cultivation
ecotourism
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicGroup Bribri NERFINISHED
Cabécar NERFINISHED
hasRight collective land ownership
cultural self-determination
hasRiver Lari River NERFINISHED
Telire River NERFINISHED
Uren River NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalPractice agroforestry
oral storytelling
shamanic medicine
inhabitedBy Bribri people NERFINISHED
languageUsed Bribri language NERFINISHED
Spanish language
legalStatus indigenous reserve
locatedIn Limón Province NERFINISHED
Talamanca Canton NERFINISHED
southeastern Costa Rica
majorHomelandOf Bribri people NERFINISHED
near La Amistad International Park NERFINISHED
partOf Bribri ancestral territory NERFINISHED
Caribbean slope of Costa Rica
Talamanca mountain region NERFINISHED
Talamanca region NERFINISHED
recognizedAs ancestral territory of the Bribri people
recognizedBy Government of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
threatenedBy deforestation
illegal land occupation
land conflicts

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Bribri populationCenter Talamanca Indigenous Territory
Bribri populationCenter Talamanca Indigenous Territory
this entity surface form: Cabagra Indigenous Territory
Bribri populationCenter Talamanca Indigenous Territory
this entity surface form: Kekoldi Indigenous Territory