Peruvians are encouraged to drink coffee? Why has Peruvian coffee attracted attention in recent years?

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Peruvian citizens are encouraged to drink more coffee, which has become Peru's main foreign exchange-earning agricultural product in recent years. But Peruvian coffee cultivation is still very scattered, primitive family-style small-scale cultivation. At the same time, Peruvian coffee consumption is very different from that of Colombia and Brazil in South American countries. And the spread of coffee culture in China is very slow, although in recent years, many people have begun to try this kind of westernized drink.

According to statistics, the average annual coffee consumption in Colombia and Brazil is 2.5 kg and 6 kg, while that in Peru is only 500 grams. To this end, the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture passed legislation in 2008 to designate August 28 as the Peruvian "Coffee Festival" to promote Peruvian coffee cultivation and consumption. In recent years, Peruvian media have also vigorously promoted the benefits of coffee to human health, introducing coffee to reduce the risk of cancer and liver disease, as well as the prevention, mitigation and treatment of other diseases, and encourage Peruvians to drink more coffee to improve their health.

Peru has a climate and other natural conditions suitable for coffee cultivation, with tropical rain forests, long Andes, unique hills and dry deserts. Coffee growing areas are distributed in the eastern Andes range from 1300 to 2000 meters above sea level.

Peruvian coffee is mainly produced in three major areas: the Cajamarka, San Martin and Amazon regions in the north. In the south are the provinces of Ayakucho, Puno and Cusco. Peruvian coffee can grow up to 2000 meters above sea level, such a high altitude, plateau sunshine and other factors create the unique flavor of Peruvian coffee. Some media commented on Peruvian coffee: "Peruvian coffee has created another style in South America that Brazil and Colombia do not have." In particular, the special organic coffee produced in Peru is famous all over the world.

Because of the government's encouragement to coffee cultivation, coupled with the large number of areas suitable for coffee cultivation in Peru, and the growing acreage, there are already several high-quality coffee producing areas in Peru that are well-known internationally.