- Catalogue altitude
- 1,600–2,300 m · 27 of 46 catalogue coffees report altitude. 2 of those 27 have a recorded range partly or wholly outside this band. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Climate
- Springlike year-round with afternoon highs mid-20s°C (upper 70s°F) and night lows upper 10s°C (lower 60s°F); temperate humid tropical with abundant rainfall April to December; temperatures modified by altitude; frequent fog in winter; average annual 18°C; winter 11-20°C daytime, summer 14-24°C
- Terrain
- Sits on old lava flow from Volcán Barú (3,475 m, highest point in Panama); valley surrounded by mountains at slopes of Volcán Barú; low mountains to south were once part of Volcán Barú, displaced by violent eruption; volcanic terrain with fertile slopes
- Varieties
- Geisha · Catuaí · Green Tip Geisha · Pacamara
- Base process
- Washed · Natural · Honey
- Conditions and additional steps
- Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen) · Fermentation
Heart of Panama's breadbasket; coffee is major crop alongside onions, cabbage, carrots, bananas, potatoes, lettuce, corn, tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, and cut flowers; large dairy, horse and cattle farms; known as 'Little Switzerland' due to Swiss settlers' architecture and influence; excellent coffee production (among world's best); Grade A milk production (best in country); trout farms; hydroelectric plants on Río Chiriquí Viejo; major economic center with all basic services