Check out this view of the Costa Rica Poás Volcano valley...
This picture was taken Sunday (04-20-08) near the top of our ascent to the Poás Volcano (Volcán Poás) located in the middle of Costa Rica:
central
Costa Rica -
Poás Volcano
(Volcán Poás) valley view at 8,500 feet.
We have some more pictures posted online at BienvenidosCostaRica.dotPhoto.com, but unfortunately none of the pictures are of the Poás Volcano (pronounced: poe-oss) itself. During our entire visit the volcano crater was cloud covered. Kind of a bummer after an hour of driving straight-up in low gear on winding mountain roads! But we made the best of the situation and hiked the cloud covered trails for about an hour in addition to the great views during the trip up and back down.
The following aerial view of the Poás Volcano on a less cloudy day is courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program:
Poás Volcano
(Volcán Poás) - located 71 kilometers or 44 miles Northeast of our house in Costa Rica
Bill y Junior
P.S.: We found where they grow the good coffee … at about 6,500 feet in central Costa Rica, Central America ;o)
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What is the best ground coffee to buy in Costa Rica? Not the most popular, just what ever you think is really good.
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Joe,
It is a matter of fact that the best Costa Rica coffee is exported - so often the local coffee does not live up to the Costa Rica name.
During my years of traveling to Costa Rica I always purchased premium, fresh roasted coffee at a great shop in San Jose's Mercado Central, located between Avenidas Central and 1 and Calles 6 and 8. I would get the coffee packaged in souvenir burlap bags as great gifts for friends and family.
Now that I live in-country I still send Costa Rica coffee as gifts to family and friends via Costa Rica's arguably most famous name; Cafe Britt. Their web site at www.CafeBritt.com makes it easy to send gift packages from the convenience of your computer.
However, for my own home use I had the same question you have ... what is a good economical ground coffee that I will enjoy drinking?
The answer: Drink what the locals drink and what many restaurants serve, a coffee brand called "1820" (often times the restaurant decanters labeled "Britt" actually contain Cafe 1820 or other similar brands as they are less expensive and still delicious).
Cafe 1820 is available in most stores (ie: Pali, Mas X Menos, Hipermas, Auto Mercado, Jumbo, local mini supers, etc.), is a good blend and is the best coffee for your money.
Web site: www.Cafe1820.com
¡Pura Café!
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