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Front Street-introduction to Latin American Coffee

In the 15th century, coffee was introduced to Mecca, and Muslims who came on a pilgrimage to Mecca spread it all over the Islamic world. So from Cairo, Istanbul, Tehran, all the way to Venice. At the end of the 17th century, coffee became a common commodity in Europe, and coffee shop culture gradually formed, and because Europeans planned to produce coffee in the colonies, coffee could become a worldwide drink and a global crop.

There are many versions of the introduction of coffee into Latin America. It is believed that French naval officer Gabriel Mathieu de Clieu,1687-1774 opened up the Latin American coffee business when he stole one or more coffee seedlings from the royal greenhouse and brought them to the Caribbean island of Martinique in 1720. Another said that the Dutch were the first to transplant coffee to the Latin American colony of Suriname.

Dikrou, a French naval officer, opened up a great opportunity for Latin American coffee in 1720 when he stole one or more coffee seedlings from the royal greenhouse and took them to Martinique Island in the Caribbean.

The coffee growing belt is distributed between the latitudes of 25 degrees south and north. The countries located in this growth zone include not only Ethiopia, Yemen and Kenya, but also the vast expanse of Latin America. Arabica is a high-altitude variety, which is the mainstream variety of coffee, while there are many highlands ranging from 60 to 1500 meters in Latin America, coupled with sufficient sunshine, which is suitable for Arabica species to grow. A coffee plant can be harvested after four years, and then it can be produced continuously for several decades. It is a cash crop with high return on investment. However, coffee is a crop that requires a lot of labor.

During the colonial period, the owners of the coffee plantations were all local oligarchs and big landlords, and the source of labor was aborigines or slaves. At the end of the 19th century, in addition to the traditional large coffee gardens, small family coffee farmers began to appear, while there were also well-funded multinational corporations scrambling to eat coffee cakes. Behind the coffee economy in Latin America is a history of cheap labor full of exploitation, injustice and monopoly.

Today, Latin America is one of the most important coffee producing areas in the world, and coffee has become a specialty of Latin America. According to statistics, coffee plantations account for at least 45% of the arable land in Latin America today. Because of its geographical location, coffee beans from Latin America are mainly sold to the United States, followed by Europe and Asia. Generally speaking, coffee producing areas are mostly located in developing countries, while coffee consuming countries are the so-called first world.

Although Latin America is a coffee producer, Latinos are also coffee lovers. In addition to the common American style, mocha, latte, cappuccino and espresso, each region also has its own drinking methods and terms, which leads to a unique coffee culture.

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