Paradise #3 · Coto Brus, Costa Rica
One day inside one of only seventeen Heirloom Cacao Preservation farms on Earth — sixty-seven off-grid acres of rainforest where cacao is grown, fermented and drunk in the same place.
Heirloom Cacao Preservation recognises cacao of exceptional flavour and genetic value. Quantum Cacao carries designation #6 — a distinction shared by a handful of farms worldwide.
The trees grow under rainforest shade rather than in cleared rows, and the farm runs on solar power far from the grid.
A visit runs roughly 10:00 to 16:00. You walk the groves, open pods, taste the fresh pulp, follow the fermentation boxes and drying beds, and finish with a ceremonial cup prepared from that same harvest.
Lunch is cooked on the farm from what the land provides, and the day closes with time to sit in the quiet before the drive back.
Coto Brus is the southern, less-travelled Costa Rica: cooler hills, dense forest and small producers. Reaching it takes intent, which is exactly why it stays as it is.
For guests who want one deep, unhurried day rather than another checklist stop, this is the one we recommend most often.
We book the date directly with the farm, arrange the 4x4 transfer and the guide, and place the day inside a wider route — often combined with the Pacific coast or the highlands.
A full day from roughly 10:00 to 16:00: walking the heirloom groves, opening and tasting pods, following fermentation and drying, a farm-grown lunch, and a ceremonial cacao cup from the same harvest.
It is a formal designation given to cacao of rare flavour and genetic value. Only seventeen farms worldwide hold one; Quantum Cacao holds number six.
It sits in the hills of Coto Brus in southern Costa Rica, reached by 4x4. CR Experience arranges the transfer and pairs the visit with the rest of your route.
Send us your dates and we will confirm availability with the farm and build the route around it.
The other paradises
Paradise #1 · Pacific coast, Costa Rica
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Paradise #2 · Costa Rica
Spend a day in Ark: hot springs, jungle trails and rivers. On the way to the famous Arenal volcano — the living, working land of the Heaven on Earth movement.