Tour guide services in Puerto Rico - narrative and entertaining walking tours
|
|
Tour guide services in Puerto Rico - narrative and entertaining walking tours |
||
| Home - Tours | |||
| Customers Review | Frequent asked questions | ||
|
Better seen at 1024 x 768 resolution |
Walking and bus tours in Old San Juan and forests in Puerto Rico. |
| Teléfono: +1-787-605-9060 Fax: +1-787-946-9060 E-mail: info@legendsofpr.com |
|
Experience Puerto Rico’s coffee
culture |
 |
Debbie Molina |
I
was raised in the countryside of Puerto Rico. I remember my Mother
greeting family and friends by offering them a cup of coffee.
“Buenas tardes bienvenido a mi casa. ¿Gustan una taza de café?”
The aroma of coffee in the morning is an enjoyable way to begin the
day. A smile follows a cup of
coffee at lunch. The best way
to end the day is listening to friends and family over coffee at the diner
table. For most of my life, I was fortunate to be able to drink coffee harvested at my family’s farm. While in college in New York, my Mom sent me a pound of coffee every month by next day mail. Nowadays, I have a collection of local brand coffee in my kitchen, and every day I drink a different brand of 100% Puerto Rican coffee. As I write this article, I am enjoying a cup of coffee. My island is ideal for coffee plantations. Because I am proud of my coffee heritage, I have designed a guided tour in which the aroma and flavor of Puerto Rico's high mountain grown coffee can be closely experienced at a century-old plantation in a pleasant atmosphere with all included. "Heartland of Specialty Coffee" is single, very scenic, tasty and aroma-filled tour. Puerto
Rico has produced Arabic coffee, which has been shipped around the world
since 1736. The culture of Puerto Rico and the coffee industry have
been closely entwined. It has
even influenced people’s decision to continue living in the mountain
area. Puerto Rican coffee is rich in flavor and history. The Island is approximately 119 by 39 miles (160 by 56 kilometers) and was once the fourth largest coffee exporter in the world. Puerto Rico has overcome many obstacles such as invasion, world economic depression and hurricanes to regain its rightful place among world-class coffee exporters, producing one of but 3 specialty coffees in the world. Several coffee farmers have their own brands, some of which deserves the title “gourmet”. There are approximately 25 coffee brands that can only be bought at the farms, the town’s grocery store and, now in the 21st century, by Internet. The coffee industry contributes 37 million dollars to Puerto Rico’s economy. It is the third most important agricultural product of Puerto Rico. The Administration of Services and Farming Development of Puerto Rico reports that approximately 9,000 people are dedicated to picking coffee.
Most
of the coffee land is located in the Center, Northwest and West of Puerto
Rico. A total of 75,000 acres
is dedicated to growing coffee. The
local coffee consumption is 30,000,000 pounds a year. The population of
Puerto Rico is nearly 4 million. In
other words, Puerto Ricans consume 7.5 pounds of coffee per capita in a
year. Hotel guests, whether they drink coffee or not, have an opportunity to experience the Island’s enchanting culture and scenery in this all-inclusive tour. |
Participants
will see how
Puerto Ricans produce their internationally recognized coffee and enjoy
a walk through a private plantation's coffee field. In addition, they
will also be able to buy coffee at wholesale for themselves or as a gift.
Fill their lungs with Caribbean mountain air at approximately 2,500 feet. A
tour of a century-old coffee plantation located in the heartland provides
the opportunity to enjoy coffee production, in a single, very scenic,
tasty and aroma-filled experience. During
the approximately 2 hours and 45 minute ride to the plantation they will
travel through the Island's chain of mountains, witness how a green
rocky land changes to desert vegetation in 5 minutes with the Caribbean
Sea in the background. As we reach the mountain area, we will leave the Expressway
to travel over part of the Panoramic Route. The
aroma of coffee does fill the air at the plantation.
The first activity upon arrival will be enjoying a freshly roasted
grounded and brewed cup of coffee with 100% ripe Arabic beans followed by
the guided walk in the field. You
will see, feel and smell the 7 stages in which Puerto Rico’s specialty
coffee is processed. Each stage has its unique visual beauty, smell,
sense of touch, aroma and taste.
Your
eyes will be able to enjoy the Mountain View, smell the evergreen trees’
fragrance at the field. The de-pulping of the ripe berries leaves a
sweet smell in the air and your skin will feel the moist of the
washing of the beans at the mill.
You
will also feel the heat produced by the mechanical dryer and the warmth
and new smell of the dry beans. Your nose will tickle while
watching the dehusker remove the parchments from the beans. Listen
to the “maraca” sound that produces the dry bean when you shake it
with your hands.
The aroma created by the roasting and grounding of the beans at the
roaster will awaken all the senses of your body. Finally,
you will inhale from a cup with freshly brewed Puerto Rican specialty
coffee and drink it while being inside a century old plantation and
surrounded by the coffee workers.
For details of how we can have a cup of Puerto Rican coffee together at a century-old plantation call +1-787-605-9060, write info@legendsofpr.com or visit www.legendsofpr.com Copy and E-mail this article's link to someone that you know is planning to travel. www.legendsofpr.com/magazine_coffee.asp |
| Previous articles | ||
| Airport
tips
Touring tips for cruise ship passengers |
||
|
|
||
|
Boutique Tours
|
|
All Rights Reserved 2001-2008. Legends of Puerto Rico, Inc. Users of this site
agree to be bound by the terms of |
We are tour guides that offers narrative and entertaining walking tour style in Old San Juan and forests in Puerto Rico.
Private Tours