Fast Facts
These are small carts used to transport coffee from Costa Rica
What are Carretas
This is the first country in Central America to produce coffee for commercial purposes
What is Costa Rica
This caused price fluctuations for Costa Rican farmers
What is the Brazilian waves in the coffee industry
This region has the lowest growing altitude in Costa Rica
What is the West Valley
This is the first step to harvesting coffee beans
What is planting coffee beans
These are the reasons behind good coffee growth in Costa Rica
What are nice altitudes, rich soils, and warm temperatures
Coffee was first brought to Costa Rica in this year
What is 1779
This prompted England to stop buying coffee and making it so that Costa Rica's golden age was coming to an end
What is World War II
This region is the most productive growing region of Costa Rica
What is Tarrazu
This method of berry harvesting is done by picking all cherries instead of only ripe cherries
What is strip picking
This is the leading export of Costa Rica.
What is coffee
Costa Rican coffee was first exported in this year
What is 1820
This hit Central America in the 80s and killed millions of plants
What is blight
This is the smallest growing region in Costa Rica
What is Tres Rios
This method processes cherries by removing the berry pulp
What is the wet method
This is the harvest period of coffee beans in Costa Rica
What is November through January
What are government incentives and a less Eurocentric economy
This did NOT pick up again when coffee production picked up
What is the price
Coffee in this region is the most sought after coffee in Costa Rica
What is Tres Rios
When drying a berry, the berry must be at this percent moisture
What is 11 percent
These are the berries that are placed in baskets to be removed and processed in the mills
What are ripe berries
Costa Rican coffee reached Great Britain in this year
What is 1843
Costa Rican farmers began to sell their farms to real estate investors in this city
What is San José
This region has many of the best mills in Costa Rica
What is the West Valley
This is the process of removing the silver skin on the bean
What is polishing