This is how
Costa Rica tastes
The banana that brings nature, fair labor, and sustainability from its origin to your hands
A LITTLE PIECE OF COSTA RICA
The same taste.
Many reasons
to try it.
Behind every Costa Rican banana is a protected forest, thriving communities, and over 150 years of agricultural tradition in a country that chose peace. This is the taste we export to the world.
DISCOVER THE ORIGIN
This is the taste of...
THIS IS HOW
NATURE TASTES
Next to every plantation is a forest; the banana industry protects thousands of hectares of forest.
THIS IS HOW
CULTURE TASTES
Tradition and roots beat in every farm and producing community.
THIS IS HOW
BIODIVERSITY TASTES
Costa Rica holds nearly 6% of the world’s biodiversity, and our farms coexist with it.
THIS IS HOW
SUSTAINABILITY TASTES
100% of the plastic used in banana production has been recycled since 1997.
THIS IS HOW
TRUST TASTES
GlobalG.A.P. and/or Rainforest Alliance certification on 100% of Costa Rican farms.
THIS IS HOW
FAIR WORK TASTES
Over 40,000 direct jobs, all with social security for their workers.
THIS IS HOW PRODUCING MORE
WITHOUT USING MORE LAND TASTES
The banana agricultural frontier has not expanded in over 20 years.
THIS IS HOW
A COUNTRY THAT CHOSE PACE TASTES
Bananas grown in a nation without an army, with over a century of democracy.
Behind the banana
Stories behind the banana
2:21
1:15
0:56
1:32
1:22
1:33
1:53
1:20
0:57
1:03
1:31
1:53
1:20
SINCE 1871
History of the banana in Costa Rica
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1871-1872
The history of the Costa Rican banana begins: the fruit that would open trade routes worldwide.
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1880
The first Costa Rican banana is exported to the world.
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1997
The recycling of 100% of the plastic used in banana production begins, still in effect today.
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2012
The Special Fund for Prevention and Infrastructure (FEPI) is created to support communities.
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Hoy
100% of banana farms are certified with international standards.
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Companies that cultivate this taste
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