Farmers’ Markets the Best Place to Buy Local
Below is a selection of farmers’ markets around the
country. Most take place in the mornings.
Central Valley
Alajuela
, 200 m west of Bomba Santa Anita, Fridays
and Saturdays.
Cartago, 200 m south of María
Auxiliadora Church, Saturdays.
Coronado, across
from bus station, Sundays.
Desamparados, Villa
Olímpica, Saturdays.
Escazú, south side of church
and park, Saturdays; organic market, across from
Red Cross, Wednesdays.
Heredia, north side of public
utilities building, Saturdays.
Pavas, next to Palí,
Saturdays.
San Ramón, near Central Park, Fridays
and Saturdays.
Santa Ana, next to municipality
building, Sundays.
Zapote, largest in Costa Rica,
with more than 600 farmers and close to 13,000
people, Plaza de Toros, Sundays.
Central Pacific
Jacó
, Salón Multiuso, Fridays. Quepos, across
from the waterfront, Saturdays.
Cóbano (Nicoya
Peninsula), 50 m west of MAG, Mondays.
Guanacaste
Liberia
, north side of stadium, Fridays. Nicoya,
across from Guardia Rural, Saturdays.
Santa Cruz,
south side of bus stop, Saturdays.
Limón
Guápiles
, across from Salón Parroquial, Saturdays.
Limón
, across from cemetery, Fridays and Saturdays.
Puerto Viejo
, behind the cultural center, Saturdays.
Turrialba
, organic market, 50 m south of fire station,
Saturdays.
Southern Zone
Pérez Zeledón
, 100 m south of the Red Cross,
Thursdays.
Río Claro, Golfito, 200 m east of gas
station, Saturdays.
For more information, contact the Costa Rican Organic
Agriculture Movement at 2226-6305 or
www.agri
culturaorganica.org
, or the National Production
Council at 2257-9355 or
www.cnp.go.cr.
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