- Catalogue altitude
- 1,200–2,050 m · 64 of 145 catalogue coffees report altitude. 4 of those 64 have a recorded range partly or wholly outside this band. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Climate
- Mountain climate; morning light favorable for coffee; afternoon cloud cover protects trees
- Terrain
- Highland valley surrounded by mountains; part of Talamanca Sierra; crosses Coastal Mountain Range
- Soil
- Red volcanic origin soil; ideal conditions for coffee production
- Varieties
- Geisha · Catuaí · Caturra · Typica
- Base process
- Natural · Washed · Honey
- Conditions and additional steps
- Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen) · Fermentation · Lactic
Produces most desirable coffee in Costa Rica; Tarrazú Geisha coffee most expensive sold by Starbucks; protected Denominación de Origen Protegida