We packed and then bid farewell to the Villa Blanca and headed for Sarchi. Sarchi is know for the colorful wooden ox carts that are a symbol of Costa Rica. They were built and used to carry coffee beans for export. They are brightly painted with designs that look similar to the Pennsylvania Dutch artwork on barns. Sarchi is also known for wooden furniture and shops which sell souvenirs, cheaper than San Jose. So we stopped for a little shopping.
World's largest ox cart at Sarchi
View from our room at the Poas Lodge
The road wound through small villages and farms on steep hillsides. We saw large portions of land covered by black sunshade material, underneath was growning ferns and plants for export as well as produce for local consumption including strawberries.
We are at the Poas Lodge at 7300 feet above sea level. From the window of our room we can look down into the valley and see the city of San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica and home of over a million souls. Tomorrow we will go to the Poas Volcano National Park, where the entrance is just up the road from where we are staying.
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