The West Indians of Costa RicaHarpelle focuses on Caribbean migrants and their adaptation to life in a Hispanic society, particularly in Limn, where cultures and economies often clashed. Dealing with such issues as Garveyism, Afro Christian religious beliefs, and class divisions within the West Indian community, The West Indians of Costa Rica sheds light on a community that has been ignored by most historians and on events that define the parameters of the modern Afro Costa Rican