Costa Rican Coffee Plantations 

If you are going to be visiting to Costa Rica, we hope you are a coffee lover! Costa Rica is a country full of precious natural resources, a highlight among many, the coffee plantations! At Costa Rica For Kids, we know parents and grandparents alike, enjoy learning about the process and hey, its educational and hands-on for the kids to enjoy too!

Costa Rican Coffee Plantations have become a bench mark and review of the country. Coffee was, for almost two centuries, the primary source of family income for many Costa Ricans and national currency. Nowadays it is recognized as a world standard of gourmet coffee quality. Currently, Costa Rican coffee represents less than 1% of world production. Because of that, the industry decided some time ago to focus on quality to produce specialty coffees and make all of this our standard.

Within its more than 50,000 km2, there are 8 regions where coffee is produced: Tarrazú, Tres Ríos, Turrialba, Central Valley, Western Valley, Brunca, Orosi and Guanacaste. The variety of regions is the reason for producing coffees with profiles of very different flavors, thanks to volcanic soils and the different micro-climates of each region. This helps to cover the diversity of tastes and preferences of consumers worldwide.

Coffee plantations have become an attraction for nature and coffee lovers, being visited on guided tours around the country. The best coffee plantations are located in the Central Valley, a place known for its natural grandeur. Doka Estate is one plantation that has been active in coffee productions in Costa Rica since 1908. Today, the farm uses the same century-old water mill imported from England to power their processing plant – a rustic building recently designated a historical and architectural heritage site by the Costa Rican government.

Families love exploring behind the scenes at Doka Estate with a private guide to discover, smell, and savor all aspects of this golden bean. A dedicated coffee expert will guide your family through the nursery, roaster, and farm giving you a glimpse of how Costa Rica produces some of the world’s best coffee. Kids will be amazed at the picking process, one basket weighs about 28 pounds and a good coffee worker can pick and pack up to 18 baskets per day! Are you ready to give it a try? Don’t miss out, put this Family Tour on your short list of family fun activities in Costa Rica.

At Costa Rica for Kids, we know there are many activities and attractions to see and do. Coffee Plantations are educational experiences and hands on so kids get to learn not only the process of producing coffee, they also get a cultural and historical experience as well. Ready to plan your family vacation to Costa Rica, our destination experts are waiting to start planning your dream vacation, click here, to get started! Pura Vida!  

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In Costa Rica you can see 5 of the 7 species of sea turtles that inhabit the world:

-Kemp’s Ridley turtle: This turtle is the smallest of the sea turtles. It measures about 70 cm of length. Newborn turtles are dark in color and measure about 5 centimeters.

-Leatherback Turtle: The leatherback turtle is the largest turtle in the sea ​​turtle family, growing to almost two meters long and weighing just over a ton.

-Hawksbill turtle: This sea turtle measures just under 90 cm long and usually weighs about 60 kg when it is adult. It is sought both in Costa Rica as in many countries of the world for hunters for their precious shell of which they make a variety of crafts such as rings, earrings, and necklaces.

-Green Turtle: This is the second-largest turtle of all known species. The most concentration

large green turtle is off the coast of Australia, although on beach Tortuguero there is a great abundance.

-Loggerhead turtle: This is the third-largest turtle of sea turtles and can weigh more than 150 kg. Recently the populations of Atlantic turtles of the United States have shown an important

decayed. In Costa Rica, it nests very poorly in Tortuguero, although it is a habitual inhabitant of the reefs of the Cahuita National Park.

Every year, from April to November, thousands of sea turtles arrive on the shores of Costa Rica’s beaches to lay their eggs. Both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts are visited by more than six species of sea turtles. The night nesting tours privilege travelers with the observation of any of the ends of this ancient procession, animation or hatching of eggs and will surely offer any participant an unforgettable and unrepeatable experience.

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The Beauty of Costa Rica´s Hummingbirds

One of the most striking aspects of Costa Rica is its biological richness. This extraordinary wealth includes the diversity of birds that have been counted around 850 species, making the Costa Rican territory a place of great interest for biologists, scientists, ornithologists and nature lovers in general. Among all the bird species, the small and fast hummingbirds of which Costa Rica has 52 species stand out.

Beautiful names such as Magnificent Hummingbird, Garganta de Fuego Hummingbird or Chispita Volcanera Hummingbird are an example of the admiration that this delicate species of iridescent colors and refined appearance has always aroused, and whose observation in its natural environment is always a spectacle as well as a privilege.

Costa Rica is known for its strict preservation efforts, and the result of those efforts is a solid and prosperous catalog of the various creatures and plants. Hummingbirds are part of the unique structure of the country, and these birds are able to enjoy life in protected areas that are not at risk of being cut down or handled.

Hummingbirds are some of the most amazing birds in the world, they only exist in the Americas and are the only birds with the ability to fly backward. They feed on nectar and small insects.

Interaction with these fantastic acrobats can become an unforgettable experience.

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