7 am Departure time from downtown San José towards Escazú (25 minutes) on the west part of town and surrounded by the beautiful flora and fauna of Escazú mountains. Upon arrival at the facilities, we will get rubber boots and hiking sticks, to then be transferred by oxcart for a few minutes till the intersection where we will board the bus that will bring us to the beginning spot for the hiking this is a nice 2 hours mellow hike into the mountain next to a crystal clear water river and with outstanding landscapes of both nature and the Central Valley on the background, than the transportation will wait for us to bring us to a traditional sugar mill, where we will explore the rich tradition of processing sugar sweets, this particular mill, the motor force are two ox and will be quite interesting to see the whole process. The next visit will be Gerardo Montoya´s colorful masquerade's garage. Gerardo is the grandson of, one of the developers of the masquerades tradition in the Central Valley. He will have a demo with music and the dance of this characters typical of our town fairs and the tour will end with a truly typical and delicious lunch.