Mexico

Chiapas

State · Mexico

Terroir

Catalogue altitude
900–1,800 m · 38 of 91 catalogue coffees report altitude. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
Climate
Humid tropical climate in Soconusco; rainfall supports arabica cultivation
Terrain
El Soconusco region with Sierra Madre slopes; multiple ecological zones from coastal plain to mountains
Varieties
Bourbon · Caturra · Geisha · Typica
Base process
Washed · Natural · Honey

Café de Chiapas DO since 2003; arabica varieties; 13 municipalities with coffee cultivation including Ocosingo, Palenque, Tapachula, Motozintla; coffee arrival 1890, major expansion 20th century; El Soconusco as primary historic coffee region

8 growing areas

Administrative area

Across Chiapas66 coffees with no finer area recorded