Business of the week!
Every week Osa App will feature a business of the week.
This week’s Business of the Week is Artesania Aventurero. The owner is Ciailo the wood carver. His shop is 300 meters on the left hand side of the road going out of town (Puerto Jimenez) toward Matapalo and Corcovado National Park. At first glance it looks a bit like a cluster of wood stacks. .
Ciailo collects wood from all over the Osa Peninsula. He has it stockpiled in front of his shop. He does special orders on request. He has been a wood carver for as long as I have been here, and longer.
As I walked through his store, he pointed out his different piles of work . When I told him I was eating next door, he gestured me over to a corner outside.
There I saw a 55-gallon drum with smoke coming out of the top. He lifted the banana leaves off the top to reveal some pork being grilled . He tore off a chunk and handed it to me. Ciailo, the woodworker, can also grill! The pork had the smoke flavor. Also, like a lot of meats here, this meat was salted first in a dry brine. It was muy rico!
So, if you would like an authentic piece of wooden art (and maybe a bite of barbeuce?) from Costa Rica, be sure to drop by Ciailo’s shop.
