The national parks get the coverage. The sodas, the pottery workshops, the coffee farmers, the indigenous communities — these are the places where the country makes itself understood.

🚗 Scenic Drives
A 37-kilometre valley loop through coffee terraces, colonial churches, and four ecosystems
Orosi

☕ Scenic Cafés
Espresso on a working coffee farm with valley views
Naranjo

☕ Scenic Cafés
One of the most beautiful and prestigious coffee-growing areas
Valle de Dota

☕ Scenic Cafés
A community where culture, agriculture, and conservation are deeply intertwined
Turrialba

🚗 Scenic Drives
The cooperative coffee town that proved altitude and cold can produce exceptional coffee
Santa María de Dota
🚗 Scenic Drives
Volcanic altitude coffee — hand-picked harvest, specialty roasters, micro-lot single-origins
Tarrazú

🥾 Hiking
A scenic hike through coffee plantations that leads to the iconic La Mano del Mantra viewpoint—a giant hand sculpture overlooking the Central Valley
Santa Ana