An early morning view from our bedroom window, with much of the finca in the "nubes" or clouds.  Mornings are frequently crisp and clear, affording nice views of the smoking Volcan Turrialba from our hilltop.  

     A view of the farm from the road to San Juaquin.  The property is heavily treed with fruits and hardwoods.  The road up and over the hill is lined with mandarin orange trees as well as water apples and pejibaye (palm fruit).

     A road front view of the farm as seen from the intersection of the roads leading to Turrialba, Tucurrique and San Juaquin.  This is what to look for if arriving by car or bus.

     In addition to bananas, we also produce plantains, cas, water apples, mandarin oranges, limes, guyaba, guyabana, pejivalle (a palm tree cluster fruit), coconut, malanga (a root vegetable), watercress, naranjillas, and of course, coffee.

     Interesting non-food items we grow include Egyptian papyrus, lemongrass (citronella), and tall river grasses that produce "Ladramas de San Pedro," a seed bead used in jewelry. 

     Our farm has many pejibaye palm which yield clusters of pejibaye fruit.  Each tree produces two to three clusters at once, and only once per year. Once boiled, the pejibaye have a squash-like taste.  The Ticos eat them with mayonnaise.

     Tucurrique has an annual two-weekend Pejibaye festival in October, drawing visitors from all over the country.  In addition to selling clusters of pejibaye, festival vendors offer other pejibaye delicacies, including cookies made from pejibaye flour, and pejibaye "chicha," the Costa Rican equivalent of hard cider.