Colombia’s New Coffee Harvest And Hacienda Venecia
Harvesting of the new 2013-14 main crop is now underway across Colombia and early forecasts peg the new crop to reach at least 10 and potentially 11 million bags. While…
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ORIGIN FOCUS: ECUADOR
South American coffee producer Ecuador has long been famous for producing the cocoa beans used in some of the world’s finest chocolate and the Andean country is far less known…
Loja is Ecuador’s Main Coffee Region
This is now changing as information about Ecuador’s coffee industry in recent years has started to reach export markets and the country’s southern-most Arabica growing province of Loja. Loja coffee,…
Alpine Coffee Beauty in Ecuador
To reach the coffee regions of Loja and Zamora on Ecuador’s southern border with Peru visitors will travel straight across the central part of the Andes Mountain range, climbing to…
Ecuador’s Alpine Coffee Growing Altitudes
Arabica coffee in Ecuador is not only strictly grown coffee but in most of the producing regions growers can claim to be growing “alpine coffee” as a majority of farms…
Most of Ecuador’s Arabica Coffee is Naturals
Of the total Ecuadorian Arabica production some 70 percent of beans are processed as “Natural Arabicas” in which the freshly picked coffee cherries are dried complete with the pulp –…
Ecuador Grows Both Arabica and Robusta Coffee
Ecuador is one of only 15 countries in the world that grows and exports both Arabica and Robusta coffee, the two main species of coffee two main coffee species that…
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador’s Coffee Jewel
But one of Ecuador’s undisputed jewels in coffee is found at the rare and exotic wonder of nature at the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos has long been famous for being one…
Coffee Demand in Ecuador is Growing As Industry Set Eyes For Expansion
Local demand for roast and ground coffee, however, is on the rise, having increased over 40 percent in the last 5 years alone and local consumers still hold high regard…
Ecuador is a Major Manufacturer of Soluble Coffee
Another surprise to many is that Ecuador is home to a significant industrial production of soluble and instant coffee, all manufactured under the near monopoly held by Café Elcafe, which…
