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To adopt a more steady or secure style of life, especially in a permanent job and home.
Settle
to be open, arranged, or extended over a large area.
Spread Out
a member of a nomadic people who live chiefly by hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild food.
Hunter-gatherer
an act of moving back, change one's decisions, plans, or attitude.
Retreat
united or bound together strongly.
tight-knit
planned, organized, or arranged in advance.
staged
mix or cause to mix together.
Mingling
grasp or support something with one's hands.
Hold on to
a cultivated plant that is grown as food.
crops
the smallest indigenous tribes in Costa Rica
Guatusos
Well known for their annual Fiesta de los Diablitos
Borucas
The cacique (the chief) of the tribe is permitted to marry several wives.
Cabécares
tight-knit tribe are proud farmers of cocoa, coffee, and bananas, as well as hunters.
Cabécares
The largest and most developed tribal group in Costa Rica
Chorotegas
excellent farmers and produce crops such as cotton, cacao, corn, and beans.
Chorotegas
Both Spanish and Maleku are taught to students.
Guatusos
