Cigars in Costa Rica

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by ZachF88

Headed to Costa Rica for a week or so. Was wondering if I should bring my own cigars or get some there. Not really interested in CC's. Do they grow tobaccy in Costa Rica?

Thanks,
Zach

One question is when are you going to CR and what city or cities are you planning to stay at?

About 16 yrs ago, my wife and I traveled to CR to visit her parents (retirement) in a small village named Samura located in the Province of Guanacaste (Samara is located due SSE of Nicoya). We stayed in Samara a little over two weeks. The rest of the time in San Jose.

We flew into San Jose and stayed a few nights at the Hotel Santo Tomas. A great little Hotel which is (or was) owned by an American and his Tico wife (an attorney):

http://www.hotelsantotomas.com/


I don't see why you shouldn't take a few of your favorite cigars with you, but keep an open mind to the locally grown tobacco's and blends produced in CR, and you may come away with a new all-time favorite for yourself. Here's a couple of links for your review:

http://www.costaricacigarstore.com/store/pc/home.asp

http://smokeadrians.com/home

And, if you enjoy coffee, then you'll be in the heartland of the green coffee bean. Cafe Brit, located just outside of town in San Jose, has a great tour of their coffee plantation.

Hope you have a great time in CR Zach and remember to keep an open mind while visiting down that way