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In 1991, Café Britt founded Costa Rica's first coffee tour, the "Britt Coffee Tour," as a play staged in its own coffee plantation. Currently the tour offers an interactive journey through the coffee production cycle. Some 50,000 people take the Britt Coffee Tour each year, and more than half a
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Café Britt produces and sells gourmet products, with a focus on coffee and chocolate. Product lines includes Café Britt, Britt
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million people have taken it since its founding. In addition to the general tour, technically oriented versions of the tour have been developed for visiting coffee experts or serious amateurs.
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