- Catalogue altitude
- 900–1,900 m · 56 of 123 catalogue coffees report altitude. 2 of those 56 have a recorded range partly or wholly outside this band. 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 · Typica · Geisha
- Base process
- Washed · Natural · Honey
- Conditions and additional steps
- Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)
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