From what i understand coffe first came to costa rica from france...i recall that they used to call it the golden bean because it was Costa Ricas main export
according to our guest speaker they main forms of revenue for the country now are ecotourism (which we are partaking in right now), bananas, pineapple, and intel (which i assume is smiconductors or something of that nature)
coffee is no longer one of the main exports of the country and i thik this is because many people around the world can produce it cheaply
i feel that maybe the coffee stays local now and is not a big export but still a large industry in the country for jobs
i am not sure if the harvesting of the coffee bean is bad for the environment but i imagine by the end of the week the answer will be evident to me because we are visiting two coffee companies
more to come later on coffee
pura vida
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