Another tasting
29. december 2022, Costa Rica ⋅ ⛅ 73 °FThis time it is chicha, alcohol made from fermented corn, ginger, and sugar cane. The students enjoyed it. And then the students were introduced to sugar cane.
This time it is chicha, alcohol made from fermented corn, ginger, and sugar cane. The students enjoyed it. And then the students were introduced to sugar cane.
We will spend two days in a rural tourism project, exploring the main agricultural product (coffee) and participating in activities with locals. This is our lodge and the 100% clean river that runsLæs mere
Coffee is the main product here and we have been passed by several tucks transporting coffee cherries from the fields.
Dinner is homemade pizza, Tico style. It’s nice to be in a local home. Students have been practicing their Spanish.
Students received a great class in Latin dancing…Salsa, Bachata, Cumbia, and Merengue.
We endured a long hike up to the coffee farm today. But it was beautiful.
After a great presentation about coffee, students had to experience the life of a coffee picker. Hard work, especially in sandals.
After our coffee farm experience, we hiked to a scenic look where we can see all of Palmichal. Of course, it is all uphill. But check out this view. There is coffee planted straight up the mountains.
Out of need to protect the water that fed the houses, a sustainable development organization was born. Farms were contaminating the water with their animal wastes and fertilizers. There are lots ofLæs mere
Students learned how to make tortillas without a press. It is a challenge to keep them perfectly round, but our teacher was a pro.
Rejsende Chicha de caña delicious