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Costa Rica - Day 4

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January 7th 2009
Today was coffee day! I'm not a coffee drinker, but touring a coffee plantation was fun! We drove big blue to the Coope Dota Coffee plantation just outside of San Jose. Coope Dota is a fair trade plantation. The tour started in their conference room, where we watched a short film about the coffee and learned that the coffee we were about to sample was award winning on an international level. ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » San José » San José

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Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more