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Pescar
a los Camarrones
| We've
been spending the past week exploring the Caribbean coast
of Costa Rica. While we were in Parismina I had the chance
to go out into the ocean to fish for shrimp. Shrimp in
Spanish are called camarrones (CAM-a-rron-es).
Every October and November, the Caribbean sea gets calm.
The waves are small enough where the local people don't
have to worry about shark attacks or being carried out
to sea by the strong rip-tides, so it is a great time
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When
we woke up one morning in Parismina, we didn't see anyone.
I thought everyone was either sleeping or had gone to
church. It turns out that the entire town was down at
the beach fishing for camarrones. To fish in Spanish is
pescar (pez-CAR). |
| Fishing
for shrimp in the Caribbean is done with small nets. Estella
and I wandered into the sea about 200 feet out from shore.
The ocean was still shallow enough to stand on the bottom.
Estella threw the net out, and we each grabbed an end.
While holding the net, we walked backwards, parallel to
the shoreline. We probably only walked about 50 feet.
In less than 5 minutes, Estella told me to let go. I didn't
think that the net would have any shrimp in it, because
we weren't out there very long. But when she pulled the
net in, it had at least a few hundred camarrones in it. |
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The
people of Parismina are very isolated from the rest
of Costa Rica. The only way to access Parismina is by
boat. Bringing in groceries every week is a very difficult,
time-consuming, and expensive way to get food. Therefore
the people rely on the shrimp to add to their food sources.
And plus, there is nothing like eating fresh shrimp
for a few meals! Many meals are made with shrimp, like
ceviche (shrimp salsa), arroz con camarrones (shrimp
with rice), shrimp soup, barbecued shrimp, and the list
goes on and on. What's your favorite meal that uses
shrimp? What animal family does a shrimp belong to?
Frosty
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