Sarchi is a little town very famous in Costa Rica mainly because of its precious wood crafts works. Another nice feature Sarchi offers is that there are various workshops where you can see how the woodcrafts are being made and decorated. Some of the most popular Sarchi woodcrafts that visitors search for are the colorfully and craftily decorated oxcarts, food plates, and food trays. The carts that you are due to see all around Sarchi where built for carrying goods all around Costa Rica a century or less ago. These wood carts where pulled by oxes and usually transported, coffee, bananas, or wood logs to burn on wood stoves. Nowadays the ornate carts are sold as souvenirs and can either be displayed as decorating pieces if the cart is small, but the larger scale carts can also be used as small store furniture or mini bars. The Sarchi oxcarts come apart and can be easily shipped. The unpainted Sarchi woodcrafts of precious woods that are internationally popular and a great souvenir present for family and friends are the salad bowls, kitchen cutting boards, serving dishes, jewelry boxes, and wooden toys. Sarchi wood crafted furniture that can come apart, folded down and shipped is also sold such as wood and leather rocking chairs. There is a vast number of Sarchi woodcraft stores to choose from and prices might vary. If you have enough time to shop around and compare prices do so. You might find that many of the Sarchi woodcrafts can be found in San Jose City, although you might be able to find better prices in Sarchi town than in stores in San Jose. If you plan to live in Costa Rica or will like to buy a nice furniture piece for a friend of yours here in Costa Rica, Sarchi Town is the best place to find some of the nicest and carefully crafted precious wood furniture pieces.