There's a lot more to Colombian coffee than the icon Juan Valdez - the beloved and famous fictional character that appeared in National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia advertisements since the 1958. Colombia has a deeply entrenched history with coffee. The first coffee crops in Colombia can be traced back to the year 1730 after the Jesuits brought coffee seeds … [Read more...]
Introduction to Ecuador Coffee
In the early 19th century coffee was first introduced to Ecuador, where it remained it's largest export crop up until the 1970's. After the 1970's and continuing through today, oil, shrimp, and bananas have become Ecuador's main exports. Today, Ecuador accounts for less that 1% of the world's coffee production as the amount of land in cultivation and crops going unharvested … [Read more...]
Introduction to Brazilian Coffee
Brazilian coffee beans are used in the blends of some of the most popular coffee brands in the world, and this action is not unfounded. Brazil is a beautiful, exciting, culturally rich country - and its coffee speaks to that. Rather amazingly, especially since coffee is not indigenous to the country and was planted there almost 300 years ago, is the fact that Brazil accounts … [Read more...]
Introduction to Peruvian Coffee
Coffee was first introduced into Peru in the late 1700's and has remained an important agricultural export for the country since then. Today, Peru is one of the largest producers of coffee in the world, holding the rank of 9th largest exporter worldwide and 3rd largest South American exporter. With about 200,000 coffee farms this is hardly surprising. Unlike many countries, … [Read more...]