Hortifress

Hortifress is known in Cañas for its fruit and vegetable offering, the everyday fresh produce that Costa Rican cooking relies on. The shop sits in Guanacaste, a province whose towns have long been tied to the country's coffee-growing past.

Hortifress is a local grocery business in Cañas, Costa Rica, selling fruit and vegetables. Shoppers in the area come to it for fresh produce rather than for prepared meals or general merchandise.

Hortifress sits at Del parque central de cañas, 200m Este, diagonal a la veterinaria, in Provincia de Guanacaste, Cañas. That places it in Guanacaste province, in the country's north-west, where the central volcanic ranges run down the middle of Costa Rica.

Hortifress holds a rating of 4.6 out of 5 from 44 reviews, with the produce drawing steady praise. That score reflects a small local shop rather than a large market, so expectations should match its size.

Hortifress is in Cañas, and travellers coming from San José or from coastal spots such as Tamarindo, Santa Teresa, Manuel Antonio, Jacó, Puerto Viejo, La Fortuna and Monteverde reach the town by road or by the intercity buses that serve as the main public transport in Costa Rica. Driving is on the right, and Spanish is the official language, so a few words of Costa Rican Spanish help along the way.