Rural Life in Atlantida

Rural life in Atlantida includes activities such as cattle ranching, dairy farms, pineapple plantations, African Palm plantations, banana and cassava plant plantations and even some exotic south Asian fruit plantations such as rambutan and mangosteen. Without doubt, one of the outstanding rural attractions in Atlantida has to do with the Garifuna communities, which are disseminated on the beach in rural areas throughout Atlantida. You can even visit one of the cassava producing factories within Atlantida to learn the process through which this tasty, very local food is produced!

In addition, there are several small rural communities that co exist with the National Parks and protected areas within Atlantida. Some of these communities even have some tourism services available to the adventure travelers that are looking for an authentic experience with the local communities. For example, within the community of Las Mangas you can stay at a small community owned lodge called Cabanas Aventuras del Bosque, where you can also eat or hire the services of Cangrejal Tours, another community owned business formed by young locals that offer tours and guided services within both, Pico Bonito National Park as well as Nombre de Dios National Park.

A grass roots organization called LARECOTURH organizes tours to communities within the protected areas of Atlantida. They can arrange anything from a day tour to the protected areas to an overnight camping tour. They can also arrange for a multiday expedition using community owned tourism businesses.