Constellations

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Star coffees with a light of their own

Producer

Several producers

Farm

N/A

Picking method

Selective manual

Name of star

Blue Mountain

Altitude

+ 2,000 masl

Variety

Typica

Location

Jamaica | Saint Andrew

Farm size | Ha production

N/A

Harvest months

January to April

Produces coffees from

N/A

Type of soil

Volcanic

Packaging

Wooden barrel 15 kilos

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Coffee cultivation in Jamaica

Jamaica is part of the Greater Antilles with a topography ofañosterrain where the country’s most important peak is found, giving its name to its coffee: Blue Mountain Peak. the most important peak of the country that gives its name to its coffee: the Blue Mountain Peak. The territory is surrounded by the coast and its interior is made up of tropical rainforests and swamps. The island has three generalized ecosystems: aquatic, marine and terrestrial. In the terrestrial ecosystems we find wet and dry forests along with caves, rivers and wetlands, all ecosystems are home to fauna and flora.

Jamaican crops are nourished by fertile volcanic soils are nourished by fertile volcanic soils are rich and porous so they drain well and facilitate coffee harvests. among others. It is a warm and humid tropical country, in many occasions favored by the trade winds, in the mountainous areas rainfall is abundant and the temperatures make up the ideal situation for the cultivation of green coffee.

COFFEE REGION

Saint Andrew


The coffee growing region of St. Andrew has 4 coffee growing districts with a population of 573,369 inhabitants and a surface area of 455 km².
With a population of 573,369 inhabitants and a surface area of 455 km², these districts are home to more than 3,000 families that cultivate approximately 2,500 hectares of coffee. St. Andrew is the second largest coffee growing region in the country.

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Location

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Jamaica

Surface
10.992
km² (km²)


2,95
million inhabitants


5
coffee regions


9.000
hectares with coffee

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Saint Andrew

Surface area
455 km².


573.369
inhabitants


4
coffee districts

2.500 hectares with coffee