The nearby town of Sarchí is home to the Costa Rican oxcart, crucial to the country’s insertion in the coffee world markets of the mid 1800s. Rarely used today for transportation, its intricate patterns remain a cultural legacy recognized as such by the United Nations. The best oxcart artists still craft these masterpieces in Sarchí’s colorful workshops. Followed by a visit a local hacienda to learn the secrets behind some of the globe’s best organic coffee.