But perhaps the most innovative aspect of the program since 2014 is its proposal to include within guanacastequidad the cultural practices that arise from all corners of the province. Just because you don’t eat arroz de maíz doesn’t mean you’re not Guanacastecan,” says the coordinator.This shift has led students from cantons like Hojancha and Nandayure (mainly populated by families who migrated from the western Central Valley), to internalize the concept of guanacastequidad and feel more included. Marco Tulio Gardela, The Maestro of Guanacasteness Guanacastequidad, or Guanacasteness, is the essence of being from Guanacaste.