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Costa Rica and Nicaragua Meet the People Tour

This tour is a great combination of stunning scenery, wildlife, culture, politics and fair trade. Visiting cloud forests, beaches and hot springs, we will meet coffee producers and sugar and pineapple growers.

Date:14/02/2009
Until:28/02/2009
Type of Event:Traidcraft Meet the People Tour
Location:Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Men picking pineapples

Enjoy coffee with the farmers, as they explain how the coffee has been grown and how Fairtrade benefits them.

Tour highlights

Highlights of the tour include:

  • a visit to Costa Rica's spectacular cloud forest, waterfalls and volcanic mountains
  • visit groups producing fair trade sugar and pineapples
  • in Nicaragua, spend time relaxing on the Pacific coast
  • see for the history and culture of Managua and Granada
  • visit San Ramon to see the coffee farmers and be surrounded by birds and butterflies

Meet the producers

One of the groups you will be visiting is CECOCAFEN who have been partners with Cafédirect since 2001. CECOCAFEN farmers focus on using natural resources and avoid the use of chemicals, which protects the environment and improves the coffee's flavour and quality.

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