Casa De Flores Hotel and Villa Barva
Carretera San Jose De La Montana Barva, Province of Heredia, 40201, Costa Rica
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Coffee vision in Costa Rica
... farms on best practices for agriculture, labor, business, and environmental conservation.
For example, the wet-process of fermenting coffee beans in tanks for 24-36 hours to remove the mucilage (sticky pulp around the bean) can now be replaced with a power-wash friction process that takes only a couple of hours and uses 92% less water without altering the flavor profile of the bean. This process is a ...
Costa Rica Adventure - week 2
... just emerging. As more people started to come in, we left and Nancy headed back to the hotel. I ventured further, past the El Avion restaurant where we had supper the other night, and then onwards as it was such a lovely day. Just walked on the pavement all the way down the hill; hotels, restaurants and jungle on either side of the road. Stunning glimpses of the blue sea through the trees. Before long I noticed the trees above me moving violently, and saw a whole troop of ...
El Primer Noche
After arriving at the airport, I called home (and my parents didnt answer) So I called my boyfriend and told him to tell my parents I made it. Then I got my luggage and went through immigration and customs. I was nervous because I was running behind (or so I thought) and I ...
Back to San Jose
... out to see San Jose. The hotel fronted on a pedestrian street that ran for many blocks and seemed like a good place to start.
I wouldn’t describe San Jose as a particularly attractive city, there were very few graceful old buildings, a few modern buildings but mostly it was old and commercial, lots of people on the streets and lots of traffic, like most Central American ...
Our first try at Couchsurfing!
... on the table. Our initial nervousness soon faded, as we got down to some great chats and several glasses of the Chilean red. We soon realised how lucky we were that Matt said yes to us staying - he is without doubt one of the most interesting people I have ever met. Fiercely intelligent without being intimidating, he's lived abroad for 14 years and has travelled pretty much everywhere. Not only this but he has a keen interest in Ethnobotany ...
This bed and breakfast was formerly known as: The Orchid Lodge

