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Growing Regions of Costa Rican Coffee |
If one were to think in terms of a love affair, we could say that Costa Rica and coffee were made for each other. Our soils have that slight degree of acidity typical of a land enriched by volcanic ashes. Rich in organic matter, these soils promote a good distribution of the coffee plant's roots, retain humidity and facilitate oxygenation. This combination of characteristics injects vigor into the plant and is one of the many factors contributing to the quality of Costa Rican coffee. More than seventy percent of our production comes from the high mountains whose altitudes range from one thousand to one thousand seven hundred meters above sea level. At these altitudes, the temperature fluctuates between 17 and 23 degrees centigrade. Sun light is stable and rain fall optimal, the sun total of which ensures an environment as regulated and favorable as that of a green house. Costa Rican producers have done their part to take advantage of nature's gifts. Their efforts, along with scientific advances have allowed them to develop agricultural practices which are sound and environmentally committed. The same is true of the harvesting procedures and of the milling and the use of the highest quality genetic material. For example, Costa Rica is the only country where, by edict only the Arabica varieties may be planted. Costa Rican coffee is a medium in which wisdom, experience and the finest gifts of nature all converge. |
Costa Rican coffee grows in a country which is peaceful and bountiful thanks to the diversity of its natural resources. We protect twenty one percent of our territory to maintain five percent of the entire planet's flora and fauna. We are pioneers in environmental conservation and the enacting of ecological legislature. We plan our economic growth so that it will be compatible with the administration of the legacy of nature which destiny has seen fit to entrust to us on behalf of all of humanity. And that same nature which we defend has rewarded us with the very best soils and an ideal climate for the growing coffee. |
Costa Rican coffee grows in a country proud of being the oldest, and most stable democracy in Central and South America. The people who produce it have grown in the midst of civic values, of tolerance and respect for life. We left behind the death penalty in 1870 and the army in 1948. Since then our struggles have been happy ones, having as they do, their setting in the classroom and the field. We love peace and tranquillity and the benefits they afford us. We are firm and wear with pride the humility of a simple people that love its work. |
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