Mexic

Capital: Mexico City

Area: 1,973,000 sq m

Population: 123.8 million

Language: Spanish

Currency: Peso

Annual Production: 3.5mn 60kg Bags

Coffee Producing Area: Unverified

Producing Regions: Chiapas, Oaxaca, Veracruz

Coffee Varietals: Bourbon, Typica, Caturra, Maragogype

Terrain: North and West: Mountainous, Center: High, rough plateaus

Altitude: 700m-1,700m

Soil: Volcanic

Harvest: October-March

Coffee arrived in Mexico from the Antilles in the late 1700s and was successfully cultivated there and has developed from strength to strength. Coffee is one of Mexico’s most lucrative exports, supporting the livelihoods of nearly 500,000 farmers and their families. Mexico is also one of the largest producers of organic coffee.

In particular, the high grown Mexican coffees are noted for their complex, citrusy acidity against a balanced chocolate-toffee sweetness.

The diverse topography of Mexico allows fantastic coffee to be grown, its prime region – Chiapas shares the same mountain range with Huehuetenango – one of the best regions for coffee growing in Guatemela. The other growing regions boast fantastic bio-diversity which is setting a world class standard.