CENTRAL VALLEY · CULTURE

Trapiche & Tapa de Dulce Experience

Discover one of Costa Rica’s sweetest rural traditions: sugar cane, the trapiche, fresh cane juice and the transformation of the juice into traditional tapa de dulce.

Sugar cane, tradition and the making of tapa de dulce

Follow the traditional journey of sugar cane from the field to the trapiche. Learn how the cane is milled for fresh juice, how the liquid is slowly cooked, and how it becomes tapa de dulce and other traditional sweets.

What you can experience

Traditional milling methods, fresh sugar-cane juice, the cooking and molding process, tastings of cane products, and the rural heritage surrounding one of Costa Rica’s oldest agricultural traditions.

TOUR FORMAT

One Day Tour

A cultural experience that works especially well for travelers interested in food, agriculture and authentic Costa Rican traditions. Private transportation can be coordinated from San José depending on the selected farm and itinerary.

PLAN YOUR EXPERIENCE

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Tell us your dates, group size and interests. We’ll help coordinate the right itinerary and transportation.

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