Beautiful Evangelical church in Zarcero.

Zarcero Central Park just outside the church; the topiary gardens were amazing to walk through.

A young woman having pictures taken for her Quinceanera (15th bday).

Mark was one of the volunteer bean-picking demonstrators.

It's not 'season' yet, but these beans will be picked when they're larger & red.

It seems the 'pourover' process is the recommended way to make coffee.

Looks like a canvas painting; it's all wall-art.

A little scaled welcoming local beneath our deck.

Zarcero, Coffee & Sarchi

May 17 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F

Zarcero is in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. We visited 2 primary spots:
-- San Rafael Church: founded in the 18th century. We were able to view a bit of Sunday services; beautiful.
-- Parque Francisco Alvarado: beautiful topiary gardens created by Evangelista Blanco Brenes, a local gardener. Beginning in the 60's, he transformed ordinary shrubs into a collection of amazing living sculptures that has been maintained to this day.
San Rafael Church.
We took a tour of a coffee plantation, then visited Sarchi: a little artisan town known for its colorfully painted oxcarts that are made here & sold across the country.
We checked into our lodging at Los Suenos Marriott: it's a stunning property & our home for the next 2 nights.Read more