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„Coffee did not simply transform the Costa Rican economy and its landscape, it also changed consumer behavior and working patterns. The development of a taste for coffee was, perhaps, a reflection of the democratic society that was being forged. In the words of historians Peters and Samper, "Drinking coffee became a ritual of Costa Rican society, a society that was free of economic and social distinctions; everyone drank it, from the simplest farmer or laborer to the most prominent politician."“
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„The Association was started in 1993 by a group of growers, processors, roasters and exporters to promote Costa Rican coffee on the world gourmet coffee market.“
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„The history books tells us that Father Felix Velarde was the first Costa Rican coffee grower; his will, dated 1816, refers to a plot of land on which coffee had been planted. Tradition has it that he bequeathed the seeds to his neighbors, inviting them to plant them. His suggestion must have taken hold, because the first recorded export of Costa Rican coffee, a one-hundred pound shipment to Panama, took place in 1820.“
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„The excellence of Costa Rican coffee can be enjoyed in seven different ways, given that the country has many different coffee-producing zones. The special traits of the coffee produced in each of these zones are famous worldwide. Costa Rica's advantageous climate enables it to produce enough coffee varieties to satisfy every taste.“
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„The Chamber's advocacy has been fundamental to the public image of the coffee sector, inasmuch as its members also belong to the Costa Rican Union of Private-Sector Chambers and Associations (Unión Costarricense de Cámaras y Asociaciones de la Empresa Privada - UCCAEP) and to the National Chamber of Agriculture and Agro-industry (Cámara Nacional de Agricultura y Agroindustria).“
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„In 1985, with the coffee sector expanding and the international market becoming increasingly complex, the Coffee Bureau was replaced by the Costa Rican Coffee Instituto del Café de Costa Rica - ICAFE). This was done in order to create the legal and administrative tools necessary for regulating relations between coffee producers, processors, exporters and roasters.“
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