Upala - Reconnect with the origin of cacao and love a hands-on experience when you taste the raw fruit, peel the fresh roasted cacao beans, grind them and mix them in order to produce a rustic chocolate made all by yourself. Learn the history, biology, culture and nutritional values of this 100% organic cacao and chocolate grown on the authentic plantation. Considered as a gift of the Gods, the cacao tree was very important to the ancient culture, it was not only used as a ceremonial drink, but its seeds were also used as currency because of its economic value, in many regions of Mesoamerica, including Costa Rica. Also known as the food chamber of Costa Rica, the Upala region offers great climate and conditions for agriculture. Most of the Costa Rican pineapple, bananas and ornamental plants for exports is grown here. This plantation also offers Coffee, Pineapple and sugar cane.

Bijagua de Upala - Enter a private reserve and observe sloths, toucans, red-eyed tree frogs, snakes and much more. An immersion in the rainforest.

Cataratas Llanos de Cortes - Visit the magnificent Llano de Cortes waterfall!