INCLUDES:

Transportation from your hotel in the San Jose area with free refreshments on board, guide services and lunch.

Join us on an exciting adventure to learn the colorful gold mining history of the Abangares Gold District, like going back to the Old West. The old town itself is something you should not miss.  Even the costarican citizens enjoy this towns in extinction now-a-days in Costa Rica.

The boom started in 1864 and brought great prosperity to the region when gold was around $11 per ounce. With the participation of British and American corporations a virtual state within a state functioned in the mining district where over 3,000 men worked to extract the precious metal. The industry brought unparalleled advances to the region, electricity was available at La Sierra before it was brought to the capital City of San Jose.

The tour will explore the remains of that wild and romantic era as well as the modern day mining operations. The colorful and friendly locals will welcome you into their Co-op of gold miners to show you their processess and equipment, from arcaic to modern. This adventure is certainly off the beaten track and is one of Costa Rica’s best kept secrets, it combines wildlife observation with history, culture and folklore in one value-packed trip. Bring back a free sample of ore coming from deep underground.