- Catalogue altitude
- 1,500–1,650 m · 1 of 4 catalogue coffees report altitude. Very small sample. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Climate
- strong winds between November and March, historically forcing residents to rebuild houses
- Terrain
- settled on the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range; main elevations Cerro Apaneca/Chichicastepeque, La Coyotera, Los Alpes, Las Ninfas, Laguna Verde, Oro, Texisal/El Cerrito
- Varieties
- Caturra · Bourbon
high altitude yields good-quality coffee, part of the Apaneca-Ilamatepec denomination of origin