Coffee Plantation Costa Rica

Edventure travel works together with a number of small villages in costa rica where you can visit a traditional coffee plantation.

Coffee plantation costa rica.

Unfortunately the price of costa rican coffee is just too high nowadays. Get a taste of costa rica s vibrant history with these four coffee plantations. 1 8889 go doka phone. In costa rica some areas have been voted the best coffee plantations in the world.

In fact many plantations were owned by europeans that came to costa rica to find wealth in the coffee production. Go behind the scenes and discover what it takes to make a world renowned gourmet coffee at dota. Yes starbucks owns a coffee farm purchased in 2013 hacienda alsacia is a 240 hectare coffee farm in costa rica that serves as a global research and development facility and working farm for starbucks now open to the public for the first time visitors will be able to experience sustainable coffee first hand including the agronomy work starbucks has been supporting and investing. Arrive at the coffee plantations of los santos region considered to be the finest coffee in costa rica.

The country s coffee plantations reached nearly 1 4 million bags of 60 kilograms each in 2016 2017 and production is only expected to increase. The country s government does mandate the industry to some extent. Allan was a wonderful host at his remarkable plantation supplementing his explanation of the coffee process with fascinating stories about the history of costa rica the cool rendering of sugar from sugar cane t. 011 506 2449 5152 2449 6623 506 7300 7157 coffee 506 7300 7158 reservations.

Get to know the rural charms of costa rica as your guide takes you inside the local cooperative and explains its role in the community. Between export taxes and high cost of land the majority of mass coffee production has moved to other countries. In 1997 the agriculture sector employed 28 percent of the labor force and comprised 20 percent of costa rica s total gnp. Costa rica is a tropical oasis of peace and prosperity that is home to some of the finest tasting coffee.

The robusta coffee plants are mainly found in africa and asia whereas the popular arabica is mainly from south and central america. Coffee production has played a key role in costa rica s history and continues to be important to the country s economy in 2006 coffee was costa rica s number three export after being the number one cash crop export for several decades. This six hundred plus acre coffee plantation offers an immersive detailed tour of the hacienda espíritu santo facilities. Coffee in today s costa rica.