- Catalogue altitude
- 1,000–1,200 m · 2 of 4 catalogue coffees report altitude. Very small sample. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Terrain
- Varied relief; the Tepesomoto mountain range runs along the southwest, a row of high peaks.
- Soil
- Formed by ancient Tertiary-era volcanism; basalt and andesite lava sheets and cliffs cap the plateaus.
- Varieties
- Caturra · Maragogipe · Catuaï red · Catuaï rouge
- Base process
- Washed · Natural
Peaks of the Tepesomoto range — Somoto volcano (1730 m), Patasta (1736 m, the department's highest), Arenal (1625 m), El Horno (1535 m) — where humidity and altitude favor coffee cultivation.