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Special flavor of Panamanian Cupid Coffee Manor flavor and taste characteristics of boutique coffee beans

Published: 2024-11-17 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/17, Land resources Panamanian land use: arable land accounts for 8.9%, permanent pastures account for 20.0%, forests and woodland account for 43.0%, others account for 28.1%; per capita arable land accounts for 0.6 mu. [2] Panama is rich in mineral resources, but it is not exploited much, and the scale of the mine is relatively large.

Land resources

Panamanian land use: arable land accounts for 8.9%, permanent pastures account for 20.0%, forests and woodland account for 43.0%, others account for 28.1%; per capita arable land accounts for 0.6 acres. [2]

Panama is rich in mineral resources, but it is not exploited much, and the scale of the mine is small. The main minerals are gold, silver, copper, iron, mercury, bauxite, manganese, salt, oil and so on. The reserves of copper, salt and bauxite are relatively large. As of 2013, Panama has more than 200 million tons of copper ore, ranking fourth in the world. The proven copper reserves can be mined for 50 years. [5]

Forest resources

Panama is rich in forest resources and has many tree species, including valuable wood such as mahogany, cedar, teak, mahogany, and cedar. The forest area of eastern Dalian Province is the most widely distributed, but it has not been fully developed due to lack of market and for reasons such as national defense and protection of the natural ecological environment. [5] in 2010, FAO estimated that the forest area of Panama was 4.29 million hectares, accounting for 57 per cent of the land area. [9]

National symbol editor

National flag

The Panamanian flag was launched on November 3, 1904. The flag is rectangular and the ratio of length to width is 3:2. The flag consists of four rectangles of white, red and blue. White symbolizes peace; red and blue represent the former Panamanian Liberal Party and the Conservative Party respectively, and they are also symbols of the two parties' United struggle for the interests of the nation. The blue star on the white background at the top left represents loyalty and integrity, while the red star on the white background at the lower right represents the authority of the law. The design of the crosshairs divided into four pieces represents that Panama is located at the junction of South America, North America, Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Red, blue and white are the colors of the American Stars and Stripes that support the independence of Panama. The flag was designed by Manuel Amador Guerrero, the first president of Panama. [6]

National emblem

The national emblem of Panama was launched in 1904 by a brown eagle with its head held high and its wings spread.

Panamanian national emblem

Panamanian national emblem

It stands on the national emblem with a white ribbon with the Panamanian motto "for the benefit of the world". In the middle of the national emblem is the brown isthmus of Panama, the blue Pacific and Caribbean seas, and the Panama Canal that connects them; under the blue sky, a bright moon has risen, the corresponding sunset is still shining in all directions, symbolizing the arrival of Panama's independence "at sunset and moonrise"; the silver sword and rifle crossed on the upper left have experienced the ups and downs of hundreds of years of war on Panamanian land. The T-pick and shovel on the upper right represent the country's call for active construction and hard work; the sheep's horn overflowing with gold coins and the golden two-winged flywheel symbolize the progress and prosperity of the country. Four national flags are decorated around the national emblem, and the top nine golden five-pointed stars represent the nine provincial raw bean producing areas of Panama: Geisha is a very rare coffee variety, which has caused a sensation in coffee connoisseurs all over the world over the past five years, and is considered to be the brightest, richest and most strongly fragrant coffee variety. Before it won its international reputation, Rosa was first brought to Costa Rica by Don Pachi from the town of GESHA in southwestern Ethiopia, and then from the southern route into Panama, for which we thank him. These coffee trees grow at very high elevations and have beautiful slender leaves. Its fruits and raw beans are also slightly slender compared to other top-quality high-altitude coffee. Rose is full of sweetness and cleanliness on the palate, with rich aromas ranging from berry and citrus to mango, papaya and peach. A very obvious lemon (bergamot) general aftertaste is also a typical cup test attribute. So far, Rose Summer has been the champion of coffee varieties. [cup test evaluation] moderate alcohol thickness, sweet, multi-layered tropical fruit flavor, rose type aroma in such a high altitude environment, low temperature caused coffee berry ripening delayed, about a month later than the normal maturity; and fertile volcanic soil provides sufficient nutrients for coffee, coupled with the excellent micro-climate brought by Baru volcano, Elida Manor can repeatedly achieve good results in cup test competitions.

In addition to creating good coffee cultivation conditions, the Lamastus family, which runs the Elida estate, has also planted many different native tree species on the estate, not only to shade the coffee trees, but also to provide a friendly habitat for birds. In terms of fertilization, the Lamastus family uses artificial fertilization and a small amount of chemical fertilizers, but never uses pesticides and herbicides that are harmful to the environment.

At present, in addition to Catuai, Typica and Bourbon, the Lamastus family also began to plant Geisha varieties a few years ago. In spite of this, Elida Manor used Catuai in all the batches of Best of Panama competition, but achieved good results again and again, which shows the excellent quality and special flavor of coffee brought by its geographical environment and excellent postharvest treatment technology.

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