Trapiche Don Carmen: Don Carmen's Sugarcane Mill
Traditional sugarcane mill where one can see the unique process of producing sugar cane juice and snacks like it's been done for hundreds of years. The tourist will participate from the beginning to the end of the process, including: cutting sugarcane, working the mill, heating/cooling the juice, and most importantly, drinking the delicious juice and helping make sugarcane snacks!
A cultural tour is offered as is the sale of sugar snacks and drinks made on site from sugarcane.
Duration: 1-2 hours
Light refreshments of sugarcane products are included.
*Tour given in Spanish. A translator can be hired at an additional cost.
For Reservations or more information:
Jessica Roldan (506) 8667-2535
adi.ranchoquemado@gmail.com
Our History
Rodríguez Quiroz Family, formed by Mr. Johnny Rodríguez, Noemí Quiroz and his 3 young daughters, Daniela, Rebeca and Jogebet, who were raised in their Rancho Quemado home. The business idea was born with a dream of Don Johnny, who in his childhood was inside a cane plantation. Some decades later his father-in-law, Don Carmen Quiroz (95 years), for health reasons, comes to live in the community and then Johnny comments on his vision and Don Carmen supports him to start this business since years ago he had the experience of having his own sugar mill in Guanacaste, then the dream came true. With training from the UCR and promotion of the RQ development association, Asociación Caminos de Osa, and some other agencies, it has been consolidated as a production and tour enterprise.