Must-see shopping in Central Valley & Highlands

  • Goodlight Books

    Central Valley & Highlands

    Book-a-holics, rejoice! Alajuela has one of the best English-language bookstores in the country (if not Central America). Well-organized Goodlight offers…

  • Fábrica de Carretas Eloy Alfaro

    Central Valley & Highlands

    Just west of the town center, 100m north of the Palí supermarket, this workshop produced the massive oxcart in Sarchí's main plaza. It's the place to pick…

  • Coopearsa

    Central Valley & Highlands

    In Sarchí Norte, 200m west of the soccer field, is this kitsch-filled paradise of carretas, woodwork and painted feathers. A butterfly farm (adult/child…

  • Fábrica de Carretas Joaquín Chaverri

    Central Valley & Highlands

    Sarchí's oldest and best-known factory is 1.5km southeast of the plaza. Here you can buy souvenirs and watch artisans hand-building and painting the area…