"Sarchí" Sarchí by SumTingWong

Sarchí Travel Guide: 10 reviews and 27 photos

Oxcart Wheel - Sarchí
Oxcart Wheel
Oxcart - Sarchí

Oxcart

goods for sale - Sarchí

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Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Cheap goods, nice hand painted oxcarts
  • Cons:Touristy, nothing really interesting
  • In a nutshell:Only good for buying handcrafts
  • Last visit to Sarchí: Mar 2003
  • Intro Written May 23, 2003
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Souvenirs - Sarchí Souvenir City Shopping (1)

Souvenir shopping is what Sarchí is about. There are some places that are huge buildings devoted to selling crafts. Just... more travel advice

Man at a store in Sarchí - Sarchí Sarchí really is a big tourist trap Tourist Traps (1)

Sarchí is only good for two things: souvenirs and hand made/painted oxcarts. So really Sarchí isn't that interesting and... more travel advice

Oxcart driver - Sarchí Oxcart drivers (2) Local Customs (3)

In Sarchí and on the outskirts of San Jose, you may oxcart drivers. These people only drive the oxcart for tourists and... more travel advice

Foto 200 Colones! - Sarchí Oxcart drivers Local Customs (3)

In Sarchí and on the outskirts of San Jose, you may oxcart drivers. These people only drive the oxcart for tourists and... more travel advice

Comments (2)

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    acemj's Profile Photo
    Jun 4, 2003 at 8:07 PM

    Great pics of the ox cart driver.

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    herzog63's Profile Photo
    May 25, 2003 at 9:48 AM

    I'd love to have one of those Ox Cart wheels to hang on my wall..they look quite beautiful!! Wonder if I could fit one in my daypack!?? lol

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