Lol what part of central America? Costa Rican coffee isn't that expensive unless you go to a tourist shop. 

 Italian coffee is ass 

 You’ve clearly never been to Italy. 

 Just like everything else the government sets the price for 

 Espresso in Italy is a heavenly thing. Very little in the world of coffee compares. 

 Thank you! You get it 🤝 

 Haven’t been to Italy (yet) — but it’s been to me lol. They know espresso molto bene. Ciao Bella e Bello Walker! 🫂☕️🇮🇹👌 

 My sympathies 🤣 

 And the ironic thing is that so much truly fantastic coffee is produced in SA. They just completely drop the ball in the roasting and pulling departments.
It’s the same with chocolate: grows there but no idea how to make it a fine thing.
Probably something to do with the machines being prohibitively expensive (especially for chocolate) and low demand. 

 But, hey the fruit is fantastic! 

 There's also a coffee roaster on site, in El Zonte 😅 nice guy 

 I hear ya. It is hard to find a proper espresso.  But we did find the "mochacino", at the small cafe in Esencia Nativa. It's a frozen chocolate coffee-mocha, with whipped cream. A perfect cold break after braving the surf on the hot & humid days. Just beware the brain freeze 

 I may be a little bit of a coffee snob but I’m always down for an iced coffee! 

Not gonna make it to EZ this time but will try it next time I’m in the area. Thanks for the tip! 😊