Introduction to the taste of coffee beans produced in Diamond Hill Manor in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is located in the Central American Isthmus, 10 ° N; 84 ° W. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the east and the North Pacific Ocean to the west, with a coastline of 1290 kilometers (212 kilometers in the Caribbean Sea to the east and 1016 kilometers in the Pacific Ocean to the west). Costa Rica borders Nicaragua to the north (309 km) and Panama to the south-southeast (639 km). It has a total area of 51100 square kilometers, of which 50660 square kilometers are territory and 440 square kilometers are territorial waters, slightly smaller than West Virginia in the United States and equivalent to Ireland. Costa Rica has a coastline of plains and rugged mountains in the middle. It declared an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles. The climate is tropical and subtropical, and partly neotropical. population [edit this paragraph] 4.27 million (2007). The official language is Spanish. 95% of the population is Catholic. Only a small number of Indians survived the Western invasion in Costa Rica, where they now number 29000, less than 1% of the population. Black descendants who migrated from Jamaica in the 19th century make up 3% of the population, or about 96000 people. Costa Ricans of mixed race and purebred European origin account for 94%, and the other 1% are Chinese. Costa Rica is home to about 10% of Nicaragua, most of whom fled during the civil war. The main immigrants were Germans, Poles, Italians and Jews, but the number of Indians has increased, mainly because of immigration to Colombia to gain access to agricultural workers. There has also been a significant increase in the number of Colombia, Panamanians and Peruvians

Costa Rica's coffee industry, formerly controlled by the Instituto del Café de Costa Rica (ICAFE), has been taken over by the Official Coffee Council (Oficin del Café). Among coffee exports, those deemed substandard are colored with blue vegetable dye before being recycled for domestic sale. Coffee consumed domestically (dyed blue or undyed) accounts for about 10% of the total production, and local coffee consumption per capita is twice that of Italy or the United States. Excellent Costa Rican coffee is called "extra hard beans" and can be grown at altitudes above 1500 meters. Altitude has always been a problem for coffee growers. The higher the altitude, the better the beans, not only because higher altitudes increase the acidity of the beans and thus enhance the flavor, but also because the lower night temperatures at higher altitudes can slow down the growth of trees and thus enhance the flavor of the beans. In addition, due to the high altitude drop caused by sufficient rainfall, coffee tree growth is very favorable. The negative effect, however, is to increase the additional cost of transportation, which may well make coffee production unprofitable. Costa rican coffee has adopted new techniques to increase efficiency, including the use of "electric eyes" to select beans and identify beans of irregular size. Premium costa rican coffee, known as "extra hard beans," can grow at altitudes of more than 1500 meters. Altitude has always been a problem for coffee growers. Coffee beans are better at higher altitudes, not only because higher altitudes increase the acidity of coffee beans and thus enhance flavor, but also because lower night temperatures at higher altitudes cause trees to grow slowly, thus making coffee beans more flavorful. In addition, due to the high altitude drop caused by sufficient rainfall, the growth of coffee trees is also very favorable. However, while there are many advantages to growing coffee at higher altitudes, the additional transportation costs associated with it must be taken into account, which may well make coffee production unprofitable. Costa Rican coffee has adopted new techniques to increase efficiency, including the use of "electric eyes" to select beans and identify beans of irregular size