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The Don Juan Coffee Tour in Monteverde, Costa Rica is an interactive and historical tour chronicling the coffee-making process from bean growth, to roasting, to packaging, to brewing. The coffee that is grown at the Don Juan Coffee farms is Arabian in originality. In the 19th century the coffee was transported to the mountains in Costa Rica and grown there for a unique twist of rich coffee flavors. The area of Monteverde is beautiful and mountainous. The Don Juan Coffee Farm is well away from any cities and other forms of civilization. The experience of visiting the coffee tour is almost like taking a journey back in time to long ago. Almost all of the processes used to make the coffee is traditional and dates back from the 19th century when the coffee first was brought to Costa Rica. The tour covers all aspects of coffee growing and is a educational as well as delightful tour. The temperatures in Costa Rica generally stay temperate at around 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit. However, during the spring and summer months it is considered the rainy season. Usually rains occur in the afternoon and are generally mild, but a large rain can prevent the travel up and down a mountain side. The months from January to March are the driest months in Monteverde. Additionally, visitors in this time period will get to see the beans being harvested from the coffee fields which is an interesting and exciting process.

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don juan coffee plantation..seeing coffee harvested to be processed.

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8 Comments

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

So, it is Coffea arabica, I have seen robusta and iberica, but only as ornamental...

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Aldo, in Costa Rica by law, people can only grow commercially, Coffea arabica

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

I'd be half the freak I'd used to be without this mother of all drinks (except milk) :D

;D yeah all hail to to coffee! without it I´d be a zombie in the morning

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

arabia

aldo
aldo 12 years ago

Robusta or Arabica?

JuanCespedesChaves
JuanCespedesChaves 12 years ago

Costa Rica fue desde la .época colonial un país que basó su economía en el cultivo del café,logrando con el paso de los años producir distintas variedades de excelente café,apreciado en los Estados Unidos,Europa y otras latitudes,el café pasó a ser llamado con mucha razón,el grano de oro de Costa Rica.

peter
peter 12 years ago

Great shot!

SusanEllison
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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jan 11, 2010
Submitted on Jun 11, 2011

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