Monteverde Coffee Tour

The Café Monteverde Coffee Tour

The Monteverde Coffee Tour is operated by the Cooperative of Santa Elena and is much more than just a tourist activity it is a direct interaction with an organization that has a mission of supporting the local community surrounding Monteverde.  Your participation in the tour directly support the local families within the community. 

About the Tour:

The tour begins by explaining the brief history of the region which is fascinating story of how the region evolved from a rugged frontier into a expansive community of settlers, farmers, scientists, conservationists and of course one of the highest quality coffee producing areas in the world.  You will visit a working farm and hear a first hand explanation of the coffee cultivation process from a member family of the cooperative, the story will be translated by your guide.  You walk through a coffee farm where you will explore a biodiversity of crops which includes coffee, banana, plantain, orange & lime crops.  You will see the large processing location where the Cooperative receives the beans from the farmers and prepares the coffee for export or roasting.  Along the way you will also visit a group of women in San Luis who are recycle paper products the old fashion way by breaking apart the paper, blending the pulp and press it into a variety of products such as bags, cards and notebooks.  Finally you will be brought back to the retail coffee shop where you will be invited to taste the variety of roasts and perhaps further support the cooperative by purchasing some of the roasted beans to bring back home for your friends and family.

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About the Coffee & Community:

Nestled in the cloud forest at an elevation of 3,000 - 4,000 feet, ideal growing conditions create a great coffee that is locally grown, processed, roasted and retailed all within the Monteverde zone.   The cooperative not only produces world class coffee and educates tourists; they are setting an example that fair trade standards have positive effects for both producer and consumer.  Established in 1989 as the first sustainable coffee project in Costa Rica, Cafe Monteverde is the "original" 100 % pure coffee from the Monteverde region.

Cooperative Santa Elena is an important 500 member cooperative offering a variety of services to the 2000 residents and more than 15,000 yearly researchers and tourists.  The Coffee Department, which consists of about 80 coffee growers is responsible for the growing of coffees. Café Monteverde Coffee is certified fair trade, fair trade products are those purchased at a fair price for the work done.  This guaranteed price enables the farmer to take care of his or her farm, family and the environment that sustains them.