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Costa Rica er måske et af de tropiske lande i Syd og Mellemamerika, der har den største ansvarlighed i forhold til beskyttelse af naturen. Mere end 25 % af landet er beskyttet naturpark, hvor man finder 5 % af den globale biodiversitet.
Costa Rica er et af WiingreenCoffees absolutte favorit varianter, både den vaskede udgave og denne
utroligt lækre Honey processed kaffe.
CROOP YEAR: 2024-2025
COFFEE GRADE: SHB
FARM/COOP/STATION: Cerro Los Vindas
VARIETAL: Caturra, Catuai
PROCESSING: Honey
ALTITUDE: 1,500 - 1600
SUBREGION/TOWN:
REGION: Los Santos
FARM SIZE:
CERTIFICATIONS:
HARVEST MONTHS: Oct - Marts
This Coffee
During 1967, the three Vindas brothers Eduardo, Leonel and Gerardo purchased the first hectares of land from a cattle farmer and continued producing milk and cheese for the 1,500 inhabitants of Palmichal. Two years later, Eduardo, Leonel and Gerardo started to grow the first coffee seedlings on the tremendous slopes of the Tacuotarí mountains, where Nobody else even dared to think of growing coffee on these spectacular slopes, but the Vindas’, convinced that the volcanic soil combined with the smooth, pacific-influence and relatively dry climate was ideal for coffee growing, continued to grow Caturra and Catuaí plants protecting the crystalline rivers and preventing the mountain borders from erosion.
Coffee from Costa Rica
Out of the tropical countries, Costa Rica is probably the most environmentally conscious one. More than 25% of the country's land is protected in national parks, while 5% of the global biodiversity can be found in this rather small country. Next to this impressive progress in conserving nature, Costa Rica has also established a reputation for stable economic growth. Costa Ricans call themselves "ticos" and strongly believe in the absence of a national military. No surprise, this progressive nation is said to be one of the happiest people on earth according to the Happy Planet Index. We believe this thoughtfulness can also be found in each cup of coffee from this Central American beauty.
The first coffee production in Costa Rica dates back to the late 18th century. The government created major incentives to cultivate coffee by giving farmed land to the growers for free after five years of coffee cultivation. It turned coffee into the most important export good and was a substantial part of the country's economic rise.
However, until the mid-1990s, coffee production also put its shadows on Costa Rica: water used for fermenting the beans left the washing stations without filtering while deforestation had reached a critical level. It was in 1995 when the government stepped in once again and caused a radical change by creating strict environmental laws in coffee production.
Nowadays, Costa Rica has a reputation for having some of the highest production and quality standards. This not only includes high quality standards with respect to coffee cups but also to social welfare and environmental-friendly processing technologies in production. Costa Rican coffees tend to have a medium body, are well-balanced surprise with a fresh and sweet acidity.
