Nicaraguan Estate Tries Hand at Farming Tourism to Join the Coffee Path

The San Antonio Ecological Estate in the Nicaraguan department of Boaco is tripping its toe into farming tourism in an effort to win its inclusion in the so-called Coffee Path as part of a travel package.

The estate, located in the community of Filas Verdes some 20 miles from the main provincial city, is famous for its plantation of organic coffee.

The place is covered by precious wood forests, lavish vegetation, mild weather, rainy conditions, exotic ornamental plants and a natural rock-carved watchtower –Piedra Sembrada- that provides a spectacular view.

Other crops on the premises are cocoa and sugarcane, plus earthworm breeding for the manufacturing of organic fertilizer, ducks, hens, turkeys and pigs for family intake and tourists´ consumption.

Nicaragua is eagerly boosting eight tourist paths, including the Volcanoes and Coffee paths, especially in the country´s national parks, like the Masaya Volcano Park.

The local leisure industry climbed 19.9 percent last year, generating $167,000 and welcoming some 615,000 foreign visitors.