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An introduction to the origin of coffee-- Coffee cultivation in the Galapagos Islands

Published: 2024-11-08 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/08, Coffee is grown in San Cristobal (Saint Crstbal). St. Cristobal is a larger island in the Galapagos Islands (Galapagos Islands) and the only one in the archipelago with plenty of fresh water. At an elevation of 410m above sea level, there is a small lake called El.Junco, which forms several streams along the rocks on the southern slope of the island

Coffee is grown in Saint Crstóbal. San Cristobal is one of the larger islands in the Galapagos Islands and the only island in the archipelago with sufficient fresh water. At an altitude of 410 metres, there is a small lake called El Junco, which forms streams along the rocks and volcanic rocks on the southern slope of the island. Fresh water rich in minerals nourishes the soil of San Cristobal, keeping it permanently moist and fertile.

In 1875, Ecuador's indigenous Mauel J. Cobos planted about 100 hectares of arabic bourbon coffee trees in the Hacienda El Cafetal in San Cristobal. The altitude of the plantation is between 140 and 275 meters, and the climate of the region is equivalent to that of 910-1830 meters inland. This gradient is very suitable for the growth of very hard coffee beans (SHB) with high acidity and is also the key to the quality of coffee.

As the world's coffee industry moves toward a mass-production model, San Cristobal's smaller and less reliable coffee industry is in trouble and may eventually be forced to give up without profit.

In the early 1990s, however, the Gonzalez family bought Hassenda Coffee Plantation. Local microclimates caused by the Humboldt Current, intense equatorial sunlight and sharp temperature variations (43 ° C at sea level and 10 - 16 ° C at 275 m above sea level) provided the unique favourable conditions that prompted the Gonzalez family to expand coffee plantations.

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