COSTA RICA

Costa Rica is located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the southeast. It has an area of 51,100 km² and more than 5.13 million inhabitants.

This country
is considered one of the 15 most biodiverse countries in the world.
Among its main ecosystems we can find wetlands, mangroves, tropical forests -dry, tropical rainy and tropical humid-, paramo forests, reefs and cloud forests, the ecosystem that is created contributes to a good production of quality coffee. Mild temperatures remain constant in Costa Rica throughout the year, and theañosregions provide the perfect elevation for the development of coffee trees. The two well-defined seasons in the country – dry and rainy – help plants get enough water without becoming saturated. Throughout the year the temperatures only vary between ten degrees 17 and 28ºC (63 to 80ºF), the average rainfall in the coffee growing areas is between 800-1,700 meters above sea level and the average rainfall is between 2,000-3,000 millimeters.

In the country there are approximately 90,650 hectares dedicated to the cultivation of coffee, 100% arabica variety.The fertile soils of volcanic ash make the coffee beans of Cosa Rica have defined and deep flavors. defined and deep flavors.