Being that Guayabal is difficult to access its residents are very dependent on Padre las Casas for many goods and services.

The economy is dominated by the cultivation of beans (habichuelas), peas (guandule), cassava (yuca)and calabash (auyama).

The production region, called Loma or Cerca, covers all the hillsides up to the top of the highest mountains, some of which are over a kilometer above sea level.

One has the usual amenities of a hotel, it includes a bath, a TV and a ventilator, but these rooms serve mostly reserved by business travelers.

The tourists that do come to Guayabal or, Padre Las Casas, are usually on their way to the city of Constanza.