This week we feature the brass bands of Costa Rica in the first of a two part series about the fascinating culture and long history of brass bands, called Cimarronas, and large puppet parades called Mascaradas. With the music of Cimarrona La Original - La Original Domingueña, Cimarrona Santo Domingo, Cimarrona Espiritu Tico, Banda Municipal Santa Cruz, Cimarrona La Favorita, Cimarrona Retana Alajueliteña, Cimarrona Banda Alegre Aserricena, Cimarrona Palmareña and Cimarrona Los Paperitos. Santa Bárbara de Heredia and mentions of Festival Honk Costa Rica and Museo Domingueño de la Cimarrona y la Mascarada