Flores, or Flower Island, is a tiny 360 mile long island 200 miles east of Bali. With its rugged terrain and numerous volcanoes and ashy soil, Flores has very fertile soil - perfect for coffee cultivation. The coffee that is typically grown here is of the Arabica varietal, and is grown on hillsides and plateaus between heights of 1,200 and 1,800 meters, which is … [Read more...]