Orosi

Orosi is a metropolis in the Cartago Province in Costa Rica, approximately 35 kilometers south of the capital San Jose. Orosi is located on the Reventazon River within the Orosi Valley, a deep valley with a moist climate, surrounded with the aid of hills and lush vegetation. The cultivation of coffee is the main industry within the place. Orosi has a population of approximately 4,600 and has the oldest Catholic church nevertheless in use in Costa Rica.

The church, Iglesia de San Jose de Orosi, become constructed in 1743 at some point of the time the country turned into a Colony. With its rain forests, volcanoes, hills and valleys covered with rows upon rows of espresso plants and sugar cane, the Orosi location offers some of the richest surroundings to be located in Costa Rica. Orosi is one of the oldest communities in Costa Rica. The village of Orosí was selected, collectively with Ujarras, through the Spanish conquerors to establish their first settlement in Costa Rica due to its water wealth and fertile land. Before the advent of the Spanish inside the 16th century, the Orosi Valley was inhabited by the indigenous Huet are, Cabecar and Viceita tribes.