The Seattle, Washington-based Starbucks is celebrating five years of operations in Costa Rica this week, and has announced its continued expansion both locally and in the rest of Central America.

The chain has 35 stores in the region with 11 in both Costa Rica and El Salvador, seven in Guatemala, and six in Panama. Starbucks’ first outlet in Costa Rica opened at Avenida Escazú.

This year it will open five more in the isthmus: one in Costa Rica, one in Panama, two more in El Salvador, and possibly one in Guatemala, according to Mónica Bianchini, general director of Starbucks Central America.

Bianchini could not reveal the exact location of the new store planned this year Costa Rica, but said it will be located in the western area of San José.

The other Costa Rican locations are: Lincoln Plaza, Cronos Plaza, Plaza Real Alajuela, Plaza Itskatzu, Plaza Freses, Distrito 4, Los Yoses, Plaza de la Cultura, La Sabana, and Juan Santamaría International Airport. The company has a staff of 133 in Costa Rica.

The company’s first brand consisting of 100 percent Costa Rican coffee, Alsace, launched in January, and is produced at the company’s farm in Poás de Alajuela.

Starbucks is building a visitor center on the estate which will open soon, said the company.