Origin
About this lot
ORIGIN Coffee was planted in Costa Rica in the late 1700s but it was not until the 1820s that coffee became a major agricultural export for the country. Although Costa Rica contributes less than 1% of the world’s coffee production today, it has a strong reputation for producing excellent coffee. All year round, there is a unique tropical microclimate in the mountainous terrain of the West Valley blessed with nutrient rich volcanic soils where the region is well known for its high percentage of Cup of Excellence winners. Producers in the Central Valley often grow traditional varieties and apply some of Costa Rica’s most forward-thinking processing techniques due to the many micro-mills in the region. PRODUCER Third generation coffee producers, Oscar and Francisca Chacón, are both committed to quality and innovation and are among the very first farmers in Costa Rica to produce honey and na