Unlike the Spanish form, Costa Rican bullfighting does not aim to kill the bull, but only to dodge it. In this way, it resembles Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls more than a classic corrida. Instead of happening on the streets with hundreds of a bulls at a time, however, there’s only one bull in the ring arena. Jamie Fullerton takes us to this Costa Rican Christmas tradition.
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