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Colombia coffee estate varieties of coffee beans

Published: 2024-09-08 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/09/08, Colombia, located in the northwest of South America, is a beautiful country with a long history. Indians have lived on this land since ancient times. It became a Spanish colony in 1531 AD and gained independence in 1819. It was renamed in 1886 to commemorate Columbus, the discoverer of the American continent. In 1808, a priest was sent from the French Antilles via Venezuela.

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Colombia, located in the northwest of South America, is a beautiful country with a long history. Indians have lived on this land since ancient times. It became a Spanish colony in 1531 AD and gained independence in 1819. It was renamed in 1886 to commemorate Columbus, the discoverer of the American continent. Coffee was first introduced to Colombia in 1808 by a priest from the French Antilles via Venezuela.

Colombia has four treasures: flowers, gold, emeralds and coffee. It can be seen that coffee Colombia plays an important role. And there may be very few coffees in the world named after a country, such as Nespresso coffee and Blue Mountain coffee, which are not named after countries. Colombia was the first to use its name as a brand of coffee. Colombia coffee is known for its quality, taste and high taste. Coffee production in Colombia occupies a very important part of the country's economic life, with annual exports of about US $1.5 billion, accounting for a large proportion of its foreign trade.

Just as champagne can only be called champagne if it is produced in the Champagne region of France, coffee can only be called "Colombia coffee" if it is produced in Colombia and picked purely by hand. Colombia coffee is one of the few plain coffees sold worldwide under its name. In terms of quality, it has earned accolades that no other coffee can match.

Today Colombia is the world's third largest coffee producer and exporter, the world's largest exporter of Arabica coffee beans and the world's largest exporter of washed coffee beans.

Unique geographical environment makes Colombia coffee

Colombia, beautiful mountains, beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, four seasons such as spring, fresh air, Qinren heart. Colombia's mild climate, humid air and diverse climate make it a harvest season all year round, with different types of coffee maturing at different times. What they grow is the unique quality of Arabica coffee beans, coffee ground from this coffee beans, rich flavor, aftertaste, can be called coffee boutique. Nowadays, many people equate "Colombia coffee" with "high quality" and "good taste."

There are two series of coffee in the world, one is "hard" coffee represented by Brazil, which tastes strong; the other is "soft" coffee represented by Colombia, which tastes light. The difference lies in the altitude of the origin and the planting method. Brazil grows coffee in hilly red soil more extensively, while Colombia produces coffee in mountainous black soil intensively.

Colombia coffee is divided into more than 200 grades, which means that coffee is very regional. The coffee-producing region of the country is located in the Andes, where the climate is mild and the air is humid. Colombia has three Cordillera mountains running north-south, right into the Andes. Coffee is grown along the highlands of these mountains. The terraces provide a diverse climate, with harvest seasons throughout the year and different types of coffee maturing at different times. And fortunately, unlike Brazil, Colombia doesn't have to worry about frost damage. Colombia has about 700 million coffee trees, 66 per cent of which are grown in modern plantations and the rest in small, traditionally managed farms

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