Coffee is a multi-million dollar industry in Costa Rica. But the work on coffee farms is demanding and carried out mainly by migrants, many of whom have left neighboring Nicaragua in search of a better life.
Author: Karla Perez
Cuban journalist expelled from Marta Abreu Central University in Villa Clara for political reasons. At the age of 18, she moved to Costa Rica with a backpack to complete her studies at the Universidad Latina. Interested in the changes taking place on the island, she returned soon after to report on them.