After leaving San Jose you pass through the ciudad (city) of Naranjo de Alajuela. You continue the vertical climb to more comfortable temperatures. Eighteen minutes later you arrive at the quaint village of Llano Bonito (beautiful flats) and in the centre of prime Arabica coffee bean growing country. Staying at the La Casita Coffee Plantation Lodge, you have a spectacular view of neighbouring terraced farms and the Central Valley from an elevation of 5800’.