Again, it is mostly the women of the tribe who have taken responsibility for trying to recapture some of the art/craft ways of their forefathers.

Their reduced numbers today marks a strong contrast to the days of power and glory of this regionally influential and organized tribe prior to the pre-European contact, when they were a formidable tribe in this part of the isthmus. One can still visit a more than 1,000 year old political/ceremonial stronghold, which was in Huetar territory when the Europeans started to explore their territory, called Guayabo - a well excavated example of Costa Rica’s several pre-European monumental sites .