Sarchí

Sarchí is located on the slope of Costa Rica’s Central Mountain Range at the eastern edge of the Central Valley. It is widely known as an artisan town with its fine woodworking and ox cart shops. There are countless artisan stores, most of them being family-owned and run by several generations of Costa Rican artisans. Since the early 1800s, Sarchí served as the place where people would purchase their ox carts, the most important mean of transporting goods during this time. It was not until the late 1800s that this town began crafting furniture like beds or dressers to sell.