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Costa Rica Legends
A legend (Latin, legenda, "things to be read") is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by
teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude.
Legend, for its active and passive participants, includes no happenings that are outside the realm of "possibility", defined
by a highly flexible set of parameters, which may include miracles that are perceived as actually having happened, within the
specific tradition of indoctrination where the legend arises, and within which it may be transformed over time, in order to
keep it fresh and vital, and realistic.
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