Costa Rican craftsmanship is a vibrant reflection of the country’s natural beauty, indigenous heritage, and colonial influences. One of the most emblematic symbols of Costa Rican crafts are the brightly painted carretas, or oxcarts, traditionally used to transport coffee and now decorated with intricate geometric designs in bright colors, particularly in the town of Sarchí. Indigenous communities, such as the Bribri and Boruca, create beautiful crafts from natural materials, such as woven baskets, carved wooden masks, and intricate beadwork, often inspired by local flora and fauna. Costa Rica is also known for its high-quality ceramics, particularly from the Guanacaste region, where artisans make traditional pottery using ancient Chorotega techniques. Additionally, leather work and jewelry, often made from seeds, shells and stones, play an important role in local craft markets. These crafts not only celebrate Costa Rica’s rich cultural and natural heritage, but also support sustainable tourism and local artisans.
In In Costa Rica, the production of wood crafts is very common and the communities of «Sarchi» and «Palmares» in the province of «Alajuela» are well known for the cabinetmaking trade linked to the production of furniture. Sarchí stands out for the production of quality crafts, especially (Read More)
The «Chorotega» pottery of the communities of «Guaitil» and «San Vicente of the Cantones of Santa Cruz» and «Nicoya in the province of Guanacaste». In this area, called «Great Nicoya», pottery activity has been maintained for hundreds of years; Research has estimated that this tradition is about 4,000 years old and has achieved (Read More)
Cabuya cultivation has been known in Costa Rica since colonial times. Traditionally, crafts spun and woven from cabuya are produced in the canton of El Guarco, province of Cartago, and date back to the year 1900. The use of this fiber in the area began in 1929 with the installation of the cabuya products plant in the «La
In the indigenous community of Quitirrisí, in the Mora canton, province of San José, basketry products and headdresses, both utilitarian and decorative, are made using materials, techniques, colors, finishes and aesthetic elements typical of the collective cultural and identity heritage of this Costa Rican (Read More)
This product is made of undecorated natural clay («biscuit» type) and glazed.
Ceramic production in Santa Ana is produced by the Hernández family and their mine of white clay with kaolin clay suitable for pottery, located in Jaris de Mora, which dates back to 1920. When Don Francisco Hernández bequeathed a lot(Read More)