- Catalogue altitude
- 1,100–2,000 m · 2 of 5 catalogue coffees report altitude. Very small sample. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Terrain
- the department borders both Guatemala and El Salvador and is mostly mountainous
- Varieties
- Parainema · Bourbon · Catuaí · Caturra
- Base process
- Natural · Washed
- Conditions and additional steps
- Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)
coffee is among the department's main economic/agricultural activities, alongside corn, cabbage, sugar cane and onions