Sarchi Travel Guide

Information for visitors to the town of Sarchi in Costa Rica. Sarchi is situated in the Cordillera Central, which is also known as the Central Mountain Range of Costa Rica. The town islocated about 27 kilometers northwest of Alajuela City and about 46 kilometers from Costa Rica's capital city of San Jose. Sarchi is most well known for being a center of Costa Rican arts and crafts because it has more than 200 shops selling items such as wooden bowls, fold-up rocking chairs made of wood and leather, and elaborately painted oxcarts known as "carretas".

Quick Facts About Sarchi
POPULATION: Nearly 7,000
CANTON: Valverde Vega
PROVINCE: Alajuela Province
LOCATION: Central Costa Rica
COUNTRY: Costa Rica

Hotels in Sarchi

Attractions in Sarchi
- Church of Sarchi
- Else Kientzler Botanical Gardens
- Farmer's Market (outdoor market on Saturday mornings)
- Joaquin Chaverri Carretas Shop
- Mercado de Artesanias
- Plaza de la Artesania (in Sarchi Sur)
- Tailer Eloy Alfaro Historic Oxcart Workshop
- World's Largest OxCcart (huge, brightly painted, in central park)

Activities in Sarchi
- Shopping

Restaurants in Sarchi
Trip Advisor Sarchi Restaurant Reviews

More Sarchi Resources
- Anywhere Costa Rica Sarchi Article
- Go Visit Costa Rica Sarchi Article
- Enter Costa Rica Sarchi Article
- Trip Advisor Sarchi Vacations Resources
- Wikipedia Sarchi Article

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