Monteverde was not built for hurry. Every cup we pour carries a century of this mountain: farmers, pacifists, scientists, and a forest that drinks from the clouds.

• 1900s

  The first farms

  Costa Rican families settle the green mountain, planting coffee and raising dairy on slopes that touch the clouds.

• 1948

  A nation chooses peace

  Costa Rica abolishes its army. The country puts down its weapons for good.

• 1951

  The Quakers arrive

  Forty four Quakers leave Alabama, choosing Costa Rica because it has no army. They buy land in the cloud forest and name it Monteverde, the green mountain.

• 1972

  The forest protected

  The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is founded. The community protects the watershed instead of clearing it, and the world comes to walk under its canopy.

• Today

  Your cup

  The Hanging Garden continues the story: slow coffee, hanging plants, and a table waiting for you between the clouds.

Peace. Simplicity. Stewardship. Community.