BBC News | Hurricane Mitch | Coffee crops hit by hurricane (#)
„But up to 25% of the crop in Guatemala, the biggest producer, is at risk, while hundreds of thousands of bags of coffee have been destroyed in Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador. Coffee prices may rise because of the hurricaneEstimates of the damage have been hampered by the destruction of transport links, which has meant it has been impossible to reach the plantations to make an assessment. The road damage has also put the remainder of the crop at risk. Continual rain has sped up the ripening of the beans, which will rot if they cannot reach processing mills in time.“
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„Connoisseurs of coffee debate endlessly about which country produces the best beans. Colombian coffee has a well-deserved reputation, rivalled only by that of another Latin American producer Costa Rica, whose beans are praised for el aroma, fragrance, el sabor, flavour, and finally el cuerpo, body.“
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/cultural_notes/ coffee.shtml
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„Costa Rica has set the standards for fine wet-processed coffee for the rest of Central and South America. The most famous coffees by region are Tarrazu, Tres Rios, Herediá, and Alajuela. Most Costa Rican coffee comes from a hybrid called caturra and is characterized as bright and full bodied. Other popular varieties are Mondo Novo and Catuai. The best coffees, which are grown above 3,900 feet, are designated as "strictly hard bean". The "good hard bean" classification is given to coffees grown from 3,300 to 3,900 feet.“
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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide
„Coffees from the Americas: Mexico | Guatemala | El Salvador | Honduras | Nicaragua | Costa Rica | Panama | Jamaica | Puerto Rico | Haiti | Colombia | Venezuela | Ecuador | Peru | Brazil | Hawaii | Dominican Republic“
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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: La Doka Estate - Costa Rican Coffee
„1 person recommended Costa Rica: The Last Country The Gods Made in addition to La Doka Estate - Costa Rican Coffee“
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