- Catalogue altitude
- 1,450–2,000 m · 69 of 80 catalogue coffees report altitude. 4 of those 69 have a recorded range partly or wholly outside this band. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Climate
- Intertropical; average temperature 23-24°C; two rainy and two dry seasons; precipitation 938-1882 mm in valley, over 5000 mm on Pacific coast
- Terrain
- Bounded by Cordillera Central and Occidental; includes Pacific coastal region, Cauca River valley, and mountain ranges
- Varieties
- Geisha · Caturra · Sudan Rume · Pink Bourbon
- Base process
- Natural · Washed · Honey
- Conditions and additional steps
- Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen) · Aerobic (open-air fermentation) · Fermentation
Coffee is cultivated in mountain regions; Valle del Cauca is one of the principal coffee-producing departments