Honduran Coffee Regions

Copán

CUP CHARACTERISTICS:

Coffee with a sweet aroma, chocolatey taste, creamy body, balanced, with a sweet and persistent after taste.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:

Copán, Ocotepeque and Santa Bárbara

ANNUAL RAINFALL:

1,300 – 2,300 mm

ALTITUDE:

1,000 – 1,700 msnm

TEMPERATURE:

16 – 24 °C

TYPE OF SHADE:

Inga, Fruit and Forest

VARIETIES:

Bourbon, Catuaí, Pacas, Lempira and IHCAFE 90

CROP PERIOD:

November – March

 

Opalaca

CUP CHARACTERISTICS:
Coffee with a fine and delicate acidity, balanced, with flavors of tropical fruits such as grape and blackberry, with a citric aftertaste.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:
Santa Bárbara, Intibuca and Lempira
ANNUAL RAINFALL:
1,350 – 1900 mm
ALTITUDE:
1,100 – 1,700 meters above sea level
TEMPERATURE:
14 – 22 °C
TYPE OF SHADE:
Inga, Fruit and Forest
VARIETIES:
Bourbon, Catuaí, Lempira and Typica
CROP PERIOD:
November – March

Montecillos

CUP CHARACTERISTICS:
Coffee with fruity and sweet fragrances, lively and bright acidity, velvety body with citric and peachy tastes, with a persistent aftertaste.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:
La Paz, Comayagua,  Santa Bárbara and Intibuca
ANNUAL RAINFALL:
1,300 – 2,300 mm
ALTITUDE:
1,200 – 1,700 msnm
TEMPERATURE:
14 -22 °C
TYPE OF SHADE:
Inga, Fruit and Forest and Pine
VARIETIES:
Bourbon, Catuaí, Lempira  and Pacas
CROP PERIOD:
December – March

 

Comayagua

CUP CHARACTERISTICS:
Coffee with sweet and fruity fragrances, creamy body and a pronounced citric flavor.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:
Comayagua, Francisco Morazán La Paz and Intibucá
ANNUAL RAINFALL:
1,350 -1700 mm
ALTITUDE:
1,100 – 1,700 msnm
TEMPERATURE:
16 – 22°C
TYPE OF SHADE:
Inga, Fruit and Forest
VARIETIES:
Bourbon, Typica Caturra and Lempira
CROP PERIOD:
December – March

 

Agalta

CUP CHARACTERISTICS:
Coffee with caramel fragrance, with diverse tropical fruit flavors and sweet aftertaste.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:
Olancho, Yoro, Atlandida and Colón
ANNUAL RAINFALL:
1300 – 1950 mm
ALTITUDE:
1,100 – 1,700 msnm
TEMPERATURE:
16 – 24 °C
TYPE OF SHADE:
Inga, Fruit and Forest
VARIETIES:
Bourbon, Typica Caturra and Lempira
CROP PERIOD:
December – March

 

El Paraíso

CUP CHARACTERISTICS:
Coffee sweet fragrance and soft body, balanced, citrus flavors and lingering aftertaste.
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION:
El Paraíso, part of Choluteca and Francisco Morazán
ANNUAL RAINFALL:
950 – 1950 mm
ALTITUDE:
1,100 – 1,700 masl
TEMPERATURE:
16 – 24 Degrees Celcius
TYPE OF SHADE:
Inga, Fruit and Forest
VARIETIES:
Catuaí, Caturra , Pacas, Parainema and Lempira
CROP PERIOD:
November to March