CoopeDota — Dota Coffee Tour
In Santa María de Dota, coffee is not simply a crop; it is the economic and cultural backbone of the mountain community. CoopeDota brings together more than a thousand producer families from the Los Santos coffee region and works across the coffee value chain, from production and processing to roasting, commercialization and export.
From the mountain farm to the cup
The official CoopeDota coffee tour is designed to show visitors the complete process. The approximately two-hour experience includes a tractor ride through the farm, the history of coffee and the cooperative, the varieties cultivated in Dota, processing and quality classification, sustainable practices and a tasting of different roasts.
Why Dota coffee is exceptional
La Zona de Los Santos is one of Costa Rica’s flagship specialty-coffee origins. High elevations, cool mountain conditions, carefully managed farms and generations of producer knowledge help create coffees sought by specialty buyers and export markets. CoopeDota describes its coffee as 100% Costa Rican, produced by its associates in La Zona de Los Santos, and the cooperative works with quality, traceability, sustainability and innovation throughout the chain.
What the official tour includes
Tractor ride through the coffee farm and an introduction to the origin of Dota coffee.
Coffee varieties, cultivation and the history of CoopeDota and its producer community.
See how coffee is processed and classified according to quality.
Taste different roasts and connect the work in the field with the final cup.
Santa María de Dota
The experience takes place in Santa María de Dota, in the heart of La Zona de Los Santos. The official CoopeDota tour information lists an approximate duration of two hours. Current schedules, availability and operating conditions should always be confirmed for the travel date.