The 24th International Conference on Coffee Science

Official Sponsors:


ICAFE

Sponsors:


ILLY Modelez

Ecom Trading SMS Servicios de Manejo Sostenibles

Sara Lee

Banco de Costa Rica

DE Master Blends
Starbucks
Federación Nacioanl de Cafetaleros de Colombia

Cenicafe

PROBAT BURNS
ED&F MAN

BAYER


Tours

About Costa Rica

Costa Rica extends majestically from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea, and its distance is barely 200 miles. Its land portion occupies only 20 thousand square miles.

If you travel throughout the provinces of Costa Rica, it’s easy to notice that in no other place you shall find fields with so many variations in their landscape and climate as here.

Costa Rica is one of most highly valued tourist destinations in this planet. This small piece of land includes all of the necessary components to satisfy the taste of thousands of travelers visiting each year.

Costa Rica’s territorial division includes 7 provinces, which are: San José, Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Guanacaste, Puntarenas, and Limón. Together they offer an attractive tourist destination, of almost limitless possibilities, that include extensive rainforests, volcanoes, rivers traveling through the mountains, beaches and natural resources safeguarded by an important organization of national parks and forest reserves.

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Coffee Tours

If you wish to keep enjoying Costarican coffee after the convention we have organized a special tours for you:

  • Day 1 - Monday 19th: Visit to CICAFE and West and Central Coffee Regions

    Cost: $65 USD
    To reserve this tour contact: info@asic2012costarica.org
    The tour requires a minimum of 15 people to be held

  • Day 2 - Tuesday 20th: Visit Tarrazu Region (Los Santos)

    • Departure from Ramada Hotel to Los Santos, Tarrazu Region
    • Go through some coffee plantations of Frailes de Desamparados area
      Visit to coffee processing plant
      Coffee tour in hillside soils
    • Lunch at Tarrazu
    • Back to Ramada Hotel, San José
  • Cost: $65 USD
    To reserve this tour contact: info@asic2012costarica.org
    The tour requires a minimum of 15 people to be held

 

CICAFE is the Center for Coffee Research (CICAFE), created in May, 1997, by ICAFE, it develops and shares technology in various areas of the coffee growing enterprise.

It has an area of over 10 hectares (24.71 acres), CICAFE undertakes research on the cultivation of coffee, through field studies on improving genetics. It has a Chemical Laboratory, quality control, and a history of research that builds on more than 50 years of scientific work on coffee in Costa Rica.

Located in the Heredia province, the land has ideal characteristics for experiments: 1,200 meters high (3,937 feet), average annual temperature of 22.7°C (72.9°F) and an annual average humidity of 78%.

Besides these elements, the zone is identified by its Andisol soil type, derived from volcanic ashes, with the other half made up of organic material and excellent texture. On the other three hectares (7.4 acres), CICAFE has buildings that serve as the branch of the Costa Rican Coffee Institute for Technological Management.

During the visit to CICAFE we will visit the experimental farm to observe the undergoing investigation projects and demonstrative areas.

Tours to Visit Costa Rica

If you look for different options to visit Costa Rica, please contact:

Contact: Sandro Fernández Jiménez
Phone:
(506) 2209-9836
Email: sfernandez@graylinecostarica.travel
www.graylinecostarica.com

 

For more information, please contact:

ASIC Local Organizing Committee

E-mail: travel@asic2012costarica.org
Phone: (506) 2231-3528