Are the western and southern parts of Honduras larger coffee producing areas?

The average planting height of Choluteca, Francisco Morazan, La Paz, Siguatepeque, Santa Barbara, Intibuca, Copan and Ocotepeque., is more than 1100 meters above sea level. Coffee varieties are 100 per cent Arabica, 69 per cent are HG and 12 per cent are SHG,19% and CS. The main varieties of coffee are Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Villa Sarchi and Lempira. Honduras coffee has always maintained high quality, and its price is the most competitive in Central American countries. Small, round, light bluish green coffee, mild sour, full and slightly sweet, suitable for mixed coffee or single coffee, suitable for medium to deep roasting, mainly exported to the United States, Germany and Japan. Honduras is already the largest coffee producer in Central America, and its production has been increasing in recent years. Due to high international coffee prices in 2012, the output of coffee in this year exceeded 5 million bags in 2010, resulting in a great increase in production and continuous improvement in quality.

This batch of Holy Rose processing Plant (Beneficio Santa Rosa), from the Holy Rose place in the western province of Columbine, is a small cooperative of the local community, established in 2005 and supported by a non-profit organization, TechnoServe, to provide production technology and poverty eradication. The cooperative established a Mejoramiento Agra í cola Sostenible (MAS) assistance program to support 6000 families of small coffee farmers and provide technical assistance with the aim of producing high quality coffee beans. Coffee is planted from 1500 to 2000 meters above sea level. The main varieties of coffee are Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon and Pacas and Typica. Flavor reference: sweet, cream, brown sugar, melon sweet, mint, caramel milk. The acidity of the fruit is not obvious, it is layered and has a strong sweet taste of caramel. The aroma is harmonious, the taste is rich, the flavor is sweet, warm and smooth.