- Catalogue altitude
- 1,400–2,200 m · 27 of 79 catalogue coffees report altitude. 1 of those 27 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 · Pacamara · Chiroso · Bourbon
- Base process
- Natural · Washed
- Conditions and additional steps
- Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)
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