Sarchí

The artisan capital of the country and the birthplace of the hand-painted oxcart tradition, Sarchí is a mountainside craft community in the western Central Valley whose 200 woodworking factories and souvenir shops, world-record-holding oxcart, UNESCO-recognized cultural heritage, and remarkable botanical garden make it one of the most distinctive small towns in the country.

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