It is the result of a labor that started at the end of the 70s (seventies), when this zone was going through a crisis and had been abandoned when the banana companies left the Southern part of the Costa Rica.

A group of visionary farmers decided to grow a non-traditional crop, produced by Costa Rican hands, and that would create employment, infrastructure, well-being and that would be profitable.

On May 3rd 1986, the Cooperativa de Agricultores de Palma Aceitera, COOPEAGROPAL R.L. was born.

The cooperative started by selling the fruit through a small store that served as an intermediary between the associates and other companies.

La llegada de esta planta de producción, provocó el aumento del cultivo de palma. en la región., acendiendo hoy dia alrededor de 10.000 hectáreas de palma cultivada.

But the ideal of promoting a real development in the area led to completing the whole process, not only growing the palm but also producing the oil and more by-products. In 1993, a modern oil extracting plant started working, which now reaches high extraction indicators with excellent quality standards, guaranteeing an optimal product, according to the exigencies of the market. A completely natural oil.