Moravia Tourist Information
Once engulfed by coffee plantations, the small suburb of Moravia, northeast of San José, now interests most travelers for its extensive souvenir and artwork selection. For the best selection, take a bus from San José, Av 3, Calle 5/7, and tell the driver to drop you off at La Calle de la Artesanía. Here you'll find a street lined with souvenir shops peddling everything from Cuban cigars and woven bags to hand-carved wooden sculptures, jewelry, and the típico ox carts so characteristic of Costa Rican country life. Near the middle of the strip is Hidalgo la Rueda, a family-run leather store that gives brief tours of its on-site factory. Some of their machines date back to WWII, and they give most of the scraps to schools for arts and crafts projects. (Open M-Sa 8am-5pm, Su 10am-6pm.) At the end of the strip down a side street to the left (near the parque central), is the huge Mercado de Artesanía Las Garzas, a complex of several souvenir and handicraft stores, convenient for those who need to get lots of shopping done in a hurry. (Open M-Sa 9am-6pm, Su 10am-4pm.) Bargaining down the price about 15-20% is common at most of the stores on this strip, and discounts are often offered for payments en efectivo (in cash).
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