You read that as Senor and Senora Ese Factory, where they make fine wood products by hand. They make some truly amazing stuff here, and it's all handcrafted, as you can see by the pictures here. They place the beads they use for jewelry in tumblers like you would use for polishing rocks, and they come out looking awesome.
While I was impressed by the workmanship of the pieces, what I was more interested in was documenting the working conditions. They are, compared to the rest of Costa Rica and the world at large, very good. They may not meet OSHA standards (most of Costa Rica's building standards would make U.S. contractors weep), but the workers here are definitely well treated and probably better paid than just about any other factory position in the country. They also spend an enormous amount of time, energy, and money making sure that the wood they use for their goods is from certified sustainable forests.
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