Hacienda Juan Viñas started planting macadamia trees in 1990 in one of Costa Rica’s best regions for growing these specialty nuts. In 1996, the company and five local growers established a macadamia processing company, called SolCaribe S.A.

The machinery, imported from Australia, is the most modern and efficient equipment available for the processing of macadamia.

SolCaribe currently exports macadamia in a variety of forms, including wholes, halves and pieces, to the U.S., Europe, and Japan.

The nuts are carefully shipped in 25 lb. carton boxes, N flushed and vacuum packed in aluminum foil bags.

The SolCaribe plant is a state of the art facility with capacity to process 500,000 pounds of kernel per year. The plant is projected to reach its capacity once the shareholders orchards reach full maturity.