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The Republic of Honduras (Spanish: Rep ú blica de Honduras), or Honduras for short, is a mountainous country in Central America. Bordering Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, it lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, with a coastline.

Climatic change

The terrain of Honduras is complex and the climate is diversified. Located in the coastal plain of Central America, it has a tropical rain forest climate, with an average annual temperature of 31 ℃. The mountain belongs to subtropical forest climate, the annual average temperature is 23 ℃, the rainy season is from June to November, the temperature is mild and the rainfall is abundant, so it is an ideal place for coffee growth.

Production area

Due to the ideal environment, the whole country of Honduras is suitable for growing coffee.

Planting altitude

Between 200m and 1500 m (actually the most important planting area is about 1200 m).

Coffee variety

Only grow Arabica coffee, including bourbon, Kaddura, Tibica, Kaduai, Pacas, IHCAFE 90, Lompilla, H1 hybrid and H3 hybrid, etc.

Production system

There are 280000 hectares of coffee plantations in Honduras. Honduras currently has about 565 million coffee trees, more than 95 per cent of which are small farms. More than 120000 households are involved in the production, most of which are less than 3.5ha, of which 70 per cent are less than 2ha each. These smallholder coffee plantations account for 60 per cent of the total coffee production in Honduras. Central farms account for about 3%, and large farms account for about 2%.

Lompilla is a subbreed of Honduras Timor and has the Kaddura gene.

The nutritious acidic soil and warm environment make the coffee beans uniform in size and smooth in taste.

Lompilla is from the Plan of Origin and was founded by Mr. Sasa Sestic, champion of the 2015 World Barista Competition. The aim is to find high-quality raw beans and strengthen communication with local farms. Help them improve the quality of raw beans and promote them to coffee lovers all over the world.

Introduction of Honduras bid for bean sun Lompilla in 2019

Origin: Honduras

Producing area: Molaud Manor

Treatment: insolation

Altitude: 1600m

Variety: Lompilla

Baking degree: shallow baking

Flavor description: grape, blackcurrant, caramel sweet, citrus red apple.