The cooperative “Rommel Carrasquilla” is
located in the area of Aguas Agrias, around 10 kilometers
from the entrance of Monteverde (km 60 ½ on
the highway between Granada and Nandaime).
The members of this cooperative have their origins
in this region. After getting in contact with the
Union of Cooperatives, and in collaboration with
the cooperative “Miguel Castro Siles”,
they occupied an abandoned farm in 1994. After over
10 years of working the land, they are in the process
of obtaining the collective property rights.
This cooperative is mainly dedicated to traditional
agricultural activities (“chagüite” =
plantain, basic grains, vegetables, fruits), and
raising big and small livestock. They conserve an
area of virgin forest within the Natural Reserve
of Lagoons of Mecatepe.
The possibility of incorporating the production of
new consumable products, such as cocoa, as well as
the inclusion of communal rural tourism activities
are being looked at.
