Coffee's third world--China and America

Coffee lovers know Africa because of Ethiopia, South America because of Brazil, the Caribbean because of the Blue Mountains, and Hawaii because of Kona. Of course, these are the coffee paradise that coffee lovers have to know. But there is also a team that is neither old nor novel enough, but it is a famous team in coffee belts, especially boutique coffee-that is China and America!

In coffee geography, China and the United States mainly refer to the Central American isthmus from Mexico in the north to Panama in the south. China and the United States from north to south: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama-- with a total area of 2.5 million square kilometers, less than 1/3 of Brazil, but on such a small piece of land, there are three countries among the top ten coffee producers in the world, although they are all small countries, but each country has its own characteristics. Respectively occupy their respective seats in the world boutique coffee.

It is well known that Africa is the hometown of coffee, and South America is called the second hometown of coffee because of the coffee giant Brazil, so Central America can be called the "third world" of coffee. Coffee was first introduced in the 1820s, while coffee cultivation in Central American countries such as Costa Rica and Guatemala mainly began in the 1840s. Coffee production in Honduras started late but rapidly became the tenth largest coffee producer in the world. and such a small piece of land can rapidly develop into the "third world" of coffee, Central America has its own unique conditions.

The first is the suitable climate in the tropics. Coffee producing areas are concentrated between 10 degrees north latitude and the Tropic of Cancer, sufficient light and precipitation, the average annual temperature of more than 10 degrees in the tropics, away from the threat of frost, are the basic conditions for coffee growth.

(Costa Rican rainforest)

Higher altitude. The Cotilla Mountains stretch through Central America and form many highlands and mountains. Most coffee producing areas are located at a height of more than 1000 meters, with hard beans and rich flavor, so the coffee grades of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and other countries are based on altitude.

(Leo Cave in the Chiebu Forest of Belize)

Fertile volcanic ash soil. It belongs to the zone of dense volcanic distribution and frequent activity in the circum-Pacific volcanic belt. The volcanic ash soil formed by active volcanoes, large and small, provides rich nutrients for the growth of coffee, which is unparalleled in other producing areas. Guatemala Antigua enjoys the reputation of "smoke coffee" because of its unique volcanic smoky taste.

(an active volcano in Guatemala)

An excellent variety. Except for a small amount of Robesta production in Mexico, all Arabica species are grown here, including excellent traditional bourbon species, Tippika and Katula.

Plenty of labor. Here is densely populated, coffee production is mostly produced by small and medium-sized plantations, especially in recent years, with the promotion of boutique coffee sports and coffee events, there have been a number of small estates of boutique coffee beans.

(coffee processing in Costa Rica-sun drying)

In such a favorable time, the third world of coffee can be called the paradise of coffee, and you can enjoy the world famous products in this land: the wonderful fruit aroma and honey sweet return of Costa Rica Tarasu, the unique sweetness and clarity of Salvadoran hot spring coffee, the wonderful chocolate aroma of coffee as beautiful as Lake Attila in Guatemala, and the deep coffee of geisha in Panama. The organic coffee bred in the Belize rainforest is a rare boutique.

(Panamanian geisha coffee fruit)

Such a world of fine coffee is enough to make coffee lovers linger, and apart from coffee, the mysterious Mayan civilization, peculiar volcanoes, dense tropical rain forests and holiday Indian culture make this land more colorful. Here is the traveler yearns for the charming world, and the coffee fragrance, has added a unique charming scenery to this charming world.

(pyramid of death in the city of the Mexican gods)

(beautiful Lake Attilan)