While the store owners of typical souvenir shops and buskers at the beaches are hard-working locals who deserve all of our support, sometimes you just want to bring home something a little more authentic to the place you’ve travelled. Something handmade by someone who lives and breathes the land you fell in love with on your trip. This guide will help you find something unique to Playas del Coco and Costa Rica so you can bring home a piece of the country that stole your heart!
You’ll find artisan chocolate straight from the farm at Cata Chocolate. The Cata Farm, or finca, is located in Bijagua de Upala, Alajuela and provides the cacao pods needed to create these Costa Rican delicacies, which are then made in-store. You can even smell the cacao roasting when you walk up the stairs! This specialty shop is located close to the beach in Coco, in the same commercial development as Johann Bistro and The Art Boutique. If coffee is the smell of Costa Rica than this pure chocolate is definitely the taste of Costa Rica!
