We took a last minute trip up the mountains to the Maricao Coffee Festival (Fiesta del Acabe de Cafe). Along the way we stopped for the beautiful vistas and some wild plants. We had gone up in years past and things seemed to have been revived since Maria. It’s about an hour drive from Rincon along very curvy roads. We took longer because we made several stops.

Me and Aeden at the Festival

Mountain views along the way


Lots of people

Some info on coffee types and growth

Along the way we met this friendly man who wanted to meet Aeden

He had on a shirt from the coffee festival 30 years ago!

People selling bags of local oranges

Kids playing the traditional game of “gallitos” or little roosters with the seeds of the Algarrobos tree. They hit the seeds at each other until one of them breaks. Sort of a pre-cock fight game for children in the countryside

Family fun!

Vendors selling traditional art

Bomba music and dancing

Beautiful flowers

It’s always a nice change of pace to go up into the mountains of Puerto Rico!

We stopped and briefly checked out Hacienda Juanita, an old restored hacienda turned resort

Overall it was a fun little day trip and we recommend you check out the local festivals if you come to Puerto Rico!