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On Monday, we ventured out to the Britt Coffee Farm to learn the history and business of coffee in Costa Rica.\u00a0 As in the case of the butterfly farm I wasn\u2019t too sure of what we would learn but I was eager to find out.\u00a0 There were two presenters that were absolutely hilarious, as they interactively took turns explaining the history of coffee in both Spanish and English.\u00a0 Coffee originated in Ethiopia and then traveled to Saudi Arabia, Italy, France, Brazil and finally arrived in Costa Rica in 1750.\u00a0 However, it wasn\u2019t until 1821 that the coffee industry really exploded as the Costa Rican government gave free land and free coffee plants to anyone to wanted to grow coffee for exportation!\u00a0 As a result, coffee became Costa Rica\u2019s main export.\u00a0 By the end of the 19th<\/sup> century coffee exportation helped build the railroad system and in the early 20th<\/sup> century it provided the means to develop roads and other key parts of the country\u2019s infrastructure.\u00a0 Today, coffee remains one of Costa Rica\u2019s key exports and coffee plants can be seen almost in every direction.\u00a0 The Britt Company main role in this trade is mainly a roaster as they receive coffee beans from over 2000 suppliers.\u00a0 It is important to note that the suppliers do not use any chemicals as it would pollute the soil and helps Costa Rica remain a leader in sustainability.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, we toured the Sr. y Sra. Ese Souvenir Company.\u00a0 This company specializes in hand-crafted jewelry and souvenirs from the wood from the tree to the finished product.\u00a0 In particular, the company uses wood from 16 different trees and each one has a unique beautiful characteristic.\u00a0 My favorite was the \u201cpurple heart\u201d wood.\u00a0 I did not know that purple wood existed in its natural color.\u00a0 During our visit in Costa Rica it was common to see this company\u2019s products in many of the gift shops that we visited.\u00a0 It was very interesting to see the quality of their work at all stages of production.\u00a0 It was a perfect example of Costa Rica\u2019s dedication to tourism, which accounts for 52% of their GDP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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