Excerpted with Permission from Firefly Books Ltd. Coffee has been grown in Costa Rica since the early 19th century. When the country's independence from Spain was declared in 1821, the municipal ...

But there is one story that is uniquely Costa Rican because it is about an ox cart, the national symbol. This particular ox cart propels itself along rural roads only in the darkest part of the night.

The coffee industry in Costa Rica is facing significant challenges due to rising labor costs and decreasing profits for producers. This alarming situation was highlighted by experts from the Economic ...