Folk Music - The marimba is a very popular instrument, and Costa Rican marimba music is unique in its relatively quiet and restrained nature. Folk dances include a couples dance called the Punto Guanacasteco, which has been made the official national dance, and the popular cuadrille. Old traditional songs like "De la caña se hace el guaro", "Pampa", "Amor de Temporada" "Luna Liberiana" and "Patriotica Costarricense" are very popular. In modern times, groups like Cantares have helped to popularize Costa Rican folk music, and were a leading part of the New Costa Rican Song movement.
 
Guanacaste is the major center for Costa Rican folk music, especially pre-Columbian styles, in the player below you can listen a example of our folk music, the "Patriotica Costarricense"