- Catalogue altitude
- 1,200–1,400 m · 19 of 23 catalogue coffees report altitude. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Terrain
- Located in the valley formed by the Turrialba river, a major tributary of the Reventazón river, about 44 km east of Cartago city and 67 km from San José
- Soil
- District sits on an alluvial plain of loosely consolidated sedimentary materials, historically flood-prone (Turrialba, Aquiares and Azul rivers)
- Varieties
- Caturra · Esperanza · Centroamericano · Catuaí
- Base process
- Natural · Washed · Honey
- Conditions and additional steps
- Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)
Turrialba's economy is based on trade and cultivation of sugarcane, coffee, macadamia, vegetables and dairy products