In Buenos Aires de Puntarenas, the Bribri people keep the Detso alive: a matrilineal clan system that is the heart of their identity. This report explores how women’s heritage guides social organization and the struggle for land in territories such as Salitre and Cabagra.
Marcos Vinicio Fallas Figueroa reports the story in this article created with a grant from “Journalism in Times of Polarization,” a project of the Latin American Solutions Journalism Fund. The Fund is an initiative of El Colectivo 506 in alliance with the SOMOS Foundation.“Journalism in Times of Polarization” is made possible by the support of the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives—administered by the Embassy of Canada—funds small-scale, high-impact projects aimed at empowering vulnerable communities and populations and promoting human rights for all people.
The article was originally broadcast by Radio Cultural Buenos Aires and published on YouTube on Jan. 13, 2026. It was co-published on the El Colectivo 506 podcast.
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