costa rica souvenirs


Welcome to Exotic Gifts from Central and South America, specializing in gifts, folk art and souvenirs from Costa Rica and other Latin American countries. Our store opened as the popular Tienda Tamarindo in 1989, since then we have evolved from a physical store to an online store. Most products are hand crafted and all the wood jewelry boxes and puzzle boxes are custom made just for Exotic Gifts from Central and South America.

cr009 souvenir costa rica Hand painted box made from pressed banana fiber
Banana fiber is a quickly renewable resource and is considered an environmentally friendly material.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 6.5"W x 7"D x 2"H

Style: frog
Price: $25


cr008 souvenir costa rica Pressed banana fiber box
Banana fiber is a quickly renewable resource and is considered an environmentally friendly material.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 6
Size: 4"W x 3"D x 2"H

Style: button
Price: $17


mx002 souvenir mexico Ceramic hand painted bird
Ceramic bird created by artisans in the Jalisco province of Mexico.

Country: Mexico
Quantity: 1
Size: 2" x 2"

Style: folkloric
Price: $7


cr025 souvenir costa rica Ceramic hand painted bus
These cheerful ceramic buses mimic the public buses filled with chickens, pigs, bananas, luggage and passengers hanging out the windows. Buses are brightly painted and fun.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 1.5"W x 3"D x 2.5"H

Style: large
Price: $15


cr024 souvenir costa rica Ceramic hand painted bus
These cheerful ceramic buses mimic the public buses filled with chickens, pigs, bananas, luggage and passengers hanging out the windows. Buses are brightly painted and fun.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 3
Size: 1/2"W x 2"D x 1.5"H

Style: medium
Price: $12


cr027 souvenir costa rica Ceramic hand painted canoe
These colorful ceramic canoes are loaded with fish, fruits and vegetables.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 7" x 2"

Style: large
Price: $21



cr026 souvenir costa rica Ceramic hand painted canoe
These colorful ceramic canoes are loaded with fish, fruits and vegetables.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 5" x 1.5"

Style: medium
Price: $19


cr023 souvenir costa rica Coffee table book with photos from Chirripo
Paperback coffee table book with photos depicting 'a Journey to the Magical Mountain'.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 68 pages

Style: paperback
Price: $19


cr010 souvenir costa rica Custom-made arched teakwood jewelry box
Made by artisans in the small mountain village of Cuidad Quesada. The wood is harvested from teak plantations in the northern plains of Guanacaste.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 4"W x 2"D x 3"H

Style: arched
Price: $27


cr013 souvenir central america Custom-made teakwood jewelry box
Made by artisans in the small mountain village of Cuidad Quesada. The wood is harvested from teak plantations in the northern plains of Guanacaste.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 2
Size: 8"W x 3.5"D x 2"H

Style: large
Price: $25


cr012  souvenir central america Custom-made teakwood jewelry box
Made by artisans in the small mountain village of Cuidad Quesada. The wood is harvested from teak plantations in the northern plains of Guanacaste.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 6"W x 3.5"D x 2"H

Style: medium
Price: $21


cr011  souvenir central america Custom-made teakwood jewelry box
Made by artisans in the small mountain village of Cuidad Quesada. The wood is harvested from teak plantations in the northern plains of Guanacaste.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 3
Size: 4"W x 2.5"D x 2"H

Style: small
Price: $14


cr029-B  souvenir central america Hand painted earrings with 24 kt gold
Hand crafted earrings by Natural Arts in Costa Rica. Flowers are painted on lacquered wood earrings and outlined with 24 karat gold. Earrings come in a pine box inlaid with velvet.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: box size 2"W x 2.5"D x 1"H
Style: black
Price: $25


cr029-R  souvenir central america Hand painted earrings with 24 kt gold
Hand crafted earrings by Natural Arts in Costa Rica. Flowers are painted on lacquered wood earrings and outlined with 24 karat gold. Earrings come in a pine box inlaid with velvet.


Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: box size 2"W x 2.5"D x 1"H
Style: red
Price: $25


cr029-G  souvenir central america Hand painted earrings with 24 kt gold
Hand crafted earrings by Natural Arts in Costa Rica. Flowers are painted on lacquered wood earrings and outlined with 24 karat gold. Earrings come in a pine box inlaid with velvet.


Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: box size 2"W x 2.5"D x 1"H
Style: green
Price: $25


cr003-A  gift central america Wooden fruit
Colorful painted wooden fruits and vegetables, hand painted by artisans in the Central Valley.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 5" long
Style: apple
Price: $10


cr003-M gift central america Wooden fruit
Colorful painted wooden fruits and vegetables, hand painted by artisans in the Central Valley.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 4
Size: 5" long

Style: mango
Price: $10



cr002-RA gift central america Wooden fruit
Colorful painted wooden fruits and vegetables, hand painted by artisans in the Central Valley.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 3
Size: 3" long

Style: red apple
Price: $8



cr002-YA gift central america Wooden fruit
Colorful painted wooden fruits and vegetables, hand painted by artisans in the Central Valley.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 3" long

Style: yellow apple
Price: $8



cr002-B gift central america Wooden fruit
Colorful painted wooden fruits and vegetables, hand painted by artisans in the Central Valley.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 5
Size: 5.5" long

Style: banana
Price: $8



cr002-M gift central america Wooden fruit
Colorful painted wooden fruits and vegetables, hand painted by artisans in the Central Valley.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 5
Size: 4" long

Style: mango
Price: $8



cr001 gift costa rica Wooden napkin rings
Colorful painted wooden fruits and vegetables, hand painted by artisans in the Central Valley.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 6 piece
Style: fruits
Price: $12



co004  gift costa rica Hand painted chicken
Hand crafted from Colombia. Designs are meticulously cut out of colored paper and 'varnished' onto the chickens in a process called Barniz de Pasto.

Country: Colombia
Quantity: 2
Size: 3"W x 5.5"D x 3.5"H
Style: folkloric
Price: $40



cr014-A  gift costa rica Glass suncatcher
Stained glass suncatcher made by Artes Cielo Rojo a women's cooperative in Costa Rica. It is hand crafted and is created with different colors striated slag glass.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 4.5"W x 8"H
Style: angel
Price: $35



cr014-RF  gift costa rica Glass suncatcher
Stained glass suncatcher made by Artes Cielo Rojo a women's cooperative in Costa Rica. It is hand crafted and is created with different colors striated slag glass.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 7"W x 4"H
Style: red frog
Price: $35



cr014-GF  gift costa rica Glass suncatcher
Stained glass suncatcher made by Artes Cielo Rojo a women's cooperative in Costa Rica. It is hand crafted and is created with different colors striated slag glass.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 7"W x 4"H
Style: green frog
Price: $35



cr022-B  gift costa rica Cap
Custom embroidered in the Central Valley of Costa Rica by the Saitex company.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: medium

Style: leatherback/blue
Price: $15



cr022-O  gift costa rica Cap
Embroidered in the Central Valley of Costa Rica by the Saitex company.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: medium

Style: monkey/orange
Price: $15



cr022-P  gift costa rica Cap
Embroidered in the Central Valley of Costa Rica by the Saitex company.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: medium

Style: turtle/pink
Price: $15



cr031-SA art costa rica Hand painted sarong
Created in the woman's workshop of Laurel's Originals in the hills of Heredia.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: small

Style: kids
Price: $27



cr031-SH art costa rica Hand painted shirt
Created in the woman's workshop of Laurel's Originals in the hills of Heredia.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 2
Size: medium
Style: kids
Price: $27



cr028 art costa rica Ceramic mobile
Cheerful ceramic fish mobile.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 5 pieces
Style: fish
Price: $21



cr030 art costa rica Natural fiber note pads
Paper created by Costa Rica Natural, with a specialized process that uses no chemicals, little water, and inks made from environmentally friendly vegetable oil and soy.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 4 pack

Style: birds and bees
Price: $9



cr017-B art costa rica Coffee fiber note pad
Paper created by Costa Rica Natural, with a specialized process that uses no chemicals, little water, and inks made from environmentally friendly vegetable oil and soy.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 4"W x 5.5"H
Style: butterfly
Price: $14



cr017-D art costa rica Coffee fiber note pad
Paper created by Costa Rica Natural, with a specialized process that uses no chemicals, little water, and inks made from environmentally friendly vegetable oil and soy.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 3
Size: 4"W x 5.5"H
Style: dolphin
Price: $14



cr016 art costa rica Natural fiber note pad
Paper created by Costa Rica Natural, with a specialized process that uses no chemicals, little water, and inks made from environmentally friendly vegetable oil and soy.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 9
Size: 4"W x 5.5"H
Style: various
Price: $14



cr018 art costa rica Hand wrapped pen
Threaded pen in a hand painted box.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity:1
Size: 1.5"W x 7"H
Style: iguana
Price: $13



cr015-F art costa rica Hand crafted wood puzzle
Jigsaw puzzle handmade in Costa Rica by the Alfaro Family with reforested timber from their farm planted by them since 1979.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 4 pieces
Style: fish
Price: $16



cr015-H art costa rica Hand crafted wood puzzle
Jigsaw puzzle handmade in Costa Rica by the Alfaro Family with reforested timber from their farm planted by them since 1979.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 9 pieces

Style: hummingbird
Price: $16



cr015-T art costa rica Hand crafted wood puzzle
Jigsaw puzzle handmade in Costa Rica by the Alfaro Family with reforested timber from their farm planted by them since 1979.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 9 pieces

Style: toucan
Price: $16



cr015-W art central america Hand crafted wood puzzle
Jigsaw puzzle handmade in Costa Rica by the Alfaro Family with reforested timber from their farm planted by them since 1979.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 3
Size: 7 pieces

Style: whale
Price: $16



cr005 art central america Custom-made 'secret' jewelry box
Made by artisans in the small mountain village of Cuidad Quesada. The wood is harvested from teak plantations in the northern plains of Guanacaste. The 'face' of the moon slides out to reveal a hidden compartment.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 4" round

Style: moon
Price: $22



cr006 art central america Custom-made 'secret' jewelry box
Made by artisans in the small mountain village of Cuidad Quesada. The wood is harvested from teak plantations in the northern plains of Guanacaste. The top of the parrot slides out after removing its feet to reveal a hidden compartment.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 1
Size: 3" W x 9"L

Style: parrot
Price: $28



cr007 art central america Custom-made 'secret' jewelry box
Made by artisans in the small mountain village of Cuidad Quesada. The wood is harvested from teak plantations in the northern plains of Guanacaste. The top of the toucan slides out after removing its feet, to reveal a hidden compartment.

Country: Costa Rica
Quantity: 3
Size: 3"W x 9"H
Style: toucan
Price: $28



es001=0 art central america Hand painted number
Made by members of Cooperativa La Palma, a group of handicraft artisans from La Palma and San Ignacio, El Salvador.

Country: El Salvador
Quantity: 3
Size: 2.5"W x 4"H
Style: folkloric
Price: $9



es001-9 art central america Hand painted number
Made by members of Cooperativa La Palma, a group of artisans from La Palma and San Ignacio, El Salvador.

Country: El Salvador
Quantity: 3
Size: 2.5"W x 4"H
Style: folkloric
Price: $9



es003 art central america Hand painted art
Made by members of Cooperativa La Palma, a group of artisans from La Palma and San Ignacio, El Salvador.

Country: El Salvador
Quantity: 2
Size: 6"W x 4"H
Style: folkloric
Price: $13



es002-F art central america Hand painted letter
Made by members of Cooperativa La Palma, a group of artisans from La Palma and San Ignacio, El Salvador.

Country: El Salvador
Quantity: 1
Size: 2"W x 3"H
Style: folkloric
Price: $8



es002-I art central america Hand painted letter
Made by members of Cooperativa La Palma, a group of handicraft artisans from La Palma and San Ignacio, El Salvador.

Country: El Salvador
Quantity: 1
Size: 2"W x 3"H
Style: folkloric
Price: $8



es002-U art central america Hand painted letter
Made by members of Cooperativa La Palma, a group of artisans from La Palma and San Ignacio, El Salvador.

Country: El Salvador
Quantity: 1
Size: 2"W x 3"H
Style: folkloric
Price: $8



es002-X art central america Hand painted letter
Made by members of Cooperativa La Palma, a group of artisans from La Palma and San Ignacio, El Salvador.

Country: El Salvador
Quantity: 1
Size: 2"W x 3"H
Style: folkloric
Price: $8



es002-Z art central america Hand painted letter
Made by members of Cooperativa La Palma, a group of artisans from La Palma and San Ignacio, El Salvador.

Country: El Salvador
Quantity: 1
Size: 2"W x 3"H
Style: folkloric
Price: $8



es002-0 art central america Hand painted letter
Made by members of Cooperativa La Palma, a group of artisans from La Palma and San Ignacio, El Salvador.

Country: El Salvador
Quantity: 1
Size: 2"W x 3"H
Style: folkloric
Price: $8



mx001 art mexico Hand blown swizzle sticks
Glass swizzle sticks created by artisans in the Jalisco province of Mexico.

Country: Mexico
Quantity: 1
Size: 8.5"L

Style: whale and bird
Price: $10





Visit Cafecito to purchase Costa Rican coffee.
Visit Tamarindo Book Shop to purchase Costa Rican guidebooks and travel books.

Shopping:
We use Paypal as a safe and secure way to purchase any items through Exotic Gifts from Central and South America.

Shipping:
Items will ship in 3-5 business days.
Shipping by USPS Priority Mail, within the United Sates only.

Refunds:
Returns are accepted within 15 days of shipping only.
Refunds are issued back on the credit card that was used for purchase, minus all shipping costs.

Note:
All items are handmade, often in rural areas. Items are not as pristine as when made in factories and may have imperfections.

More Questions:
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