![]() Tours are conducted Friday through Sunday, by reservation only. You can visit the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust (Para la Naturaleza) web site and look for the TOURS section for the coffee plantation for more information. Either use their website to make reservation online (it is very easy!), or call for reservations. The admission fee for adults is $12.00, and $9.00 for children/seniors. During coffee and cacao seasons, guests are permitted to assist in the process, and get a taste of the end product. The best times to visit the plantation are during March for the cacao processing, and during the fall for the coffee harvest and processing. The farm still has many acres planted with coffee and cacao. The your guide will start the machinery, and you can watch the whole process of how they used to produce corn meal and prepare it for market. Next, you go into the corn processing area, which is – you guessed it – powered by water. It is very interesting how nature came into play in the process – they used the sun to dry the beans, but the drying racks roll into a specially designed building in case of rain. The waterway, which carries water from the falls to the processing equipment, is visible all along the path.Īs you return to the processing area, you are told about the coffee process – drying, cleaning, roasting etc. Along the way, the guide will explain coffee growing process and point out other interesting trees and plants. Then you take a walk to see the waterfall that runs the machinery. Many of the furnishings have been donated by the original family. They run guided tours of the plantation, during which your guide will explain all the aspects of growing and processing coffee, and the corn grinding business of the last century.Īt the beginning of the tour, you are given a brief history of the original owners, and tour the farm house. ![]() ![]() Restored and operated by the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust, Hacienda Buena Vista provides a glimpse of living and working conditions in times past. Powered by water from a waterfall, the processing equipment is still in working condition. There is a main house, slave quarters, farm buildings, and processing areas. Located in the lush mountains above Ponce, Hacienda Buena Vista is a beautifully restored, 19th century coffee mill and plantation. Because of Puerto Rico’s rich soil and cool mountain regions, coffee grows very well here, and it has been a major agricultural crop for the last 150 years. Puerto Rico is known for many things, and great coffee is just about at the top of the list. Update- 6/21, They have restarted running tours! ![]()
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