- Catalogue altitude
- 1,300–2,020 m · 76 of 162 catalogue coffees report altitude. 5 of those 76 have a recorded range partly or wholly outside this band. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Climate
- Cool highland climate, cooler than lowlands due to elevation at 1,200 m
- Soil
- Fertile volcanic soil suitable for coffee and flowers
- Varieties
- Geisha · Catuaí · Pacamara · Caturra
- Base process
- Natural · Washed · Honey
- Conditions and additional steps
- Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen) · Aerobic (open-air fermentation)
Well-known coffee production region judged to be among finest in the world; coffee plantations established from late 19th century by foreigners from Europe and United States; main agricultural industry remains coffee cultivation