The Dad Who Gave a Mastodon to Costa Rica

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On December 12, a finding on the banks of a river in Orosi changed the life of Esteban Brenes Granados: what seemed like a simple walk ended with the discovery of mastodon remains of more than 10,000 years in Costa Rica.On that day, this 38-year-old heavy machinery operator, originally from Orosi, sacrificed his afternoon “coffee racy” to walk upriver. He sought to distract himself (his baby was about to be born) by locating striking stones or g…