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Estukurú Chocolate Shop and Coffee Shop
Chocolatería Estukurú is a chocolate factory, store and cafeteria, located in La Fortuna San Carlos. We are local manufacturers of gourmet chocolates. Our chocolates are elaborated from the moment we plant our own cocoa trees in the northern part of Costa Rica in Upala, we process the seeds in a meticulous process of fermentation and drying, processing the best cocoa beans to finally obtain delicious chocolates in all its presentations.
The Estukurú Chocolate Factory tour is developed in our facilities in La Fortuna de San Carlos, where we have a beautiful model farm right at the foot of the Arenal Volcano.
The objective of the tour is to take visitors on a tour to make a chocolate bar. This activity lasts about an hour and a half, and we begin with the basic aspects of the plantation: varieties, flowering, fruits, etc. Then, we show the production, fermentation and drying processes, and we go to the factory to learn about the industrial process of dry cocoa fermented to chocolate.
Viewed through glass, we explain the process machine by machine until the chocolate is obtained. The tour ends in the store with a demonstration of tempering, a necessary process to make any chocolate product and the elaboration of your own chocolate bar, where you have several fillings to choose from, if you want to customize it.
Hours: everyday from 11 am, 2 pm and 4 pm, previous reservation (50% advance to confirm reservation).
For more information or for reservations please call or write us:
info@estukuru.cr
Tel: (506) 2479-7083 tienda La Fortuna
(506) 8813-5393 cell available calls and Whatsapp estukuruchocolate.minidux.com
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