The top three food exports of Costa Rica are pineapples, bananas and coffee.
It was interesting to see blue covers on the bananas. The use of a banana fruit blue ripening bag can improve the quality of the fruit as well as increase the yield, and in many case reduce the ripening time. The ripening fruit gives off a gas that in turn speeds up the ripening of remaining fruit. Covers also help to protect the fruit against insects and other animals.
With high altitudes, fertile volcanic soil, warm temperatures, steady rainfall, and tropical climate, Costa Rica is uniquely positioned to produce superior coffee beans with fine aromas and flavor. A Coffee Plantation Tour in Monteverde is a chance to experience first hand the tradition that is the growing of coffee in Costa Rica.
After Fall colors, time for some monochrome images. Scene from village life – ride your bicycle to an outdoor coffee place.
Park Your Bike and Pull Up a Chair
A colorful coffee shop on the shore of Lake Windermere in the Lake District
Coffee Shop on the Lake
Having coffee and enjoying the view in Cozumel, Mexico …..
Coffee with a View