Coffee region guide

Central Valley

센트럴 밸리

A long-established origin spanning San José, Heredia and Alajuela.

Also known as: Valle Central

Place and growing environment

A central plateau surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, with farms around the outskirts of San José, Alajuela and Heredia.

Washed · Honey

Grown varieties

Villa Sarchi · Geisha · Milenio · Typica Lima · Starmaya · Mariana

A compact variety discovered in Costa Rica's Alajuela province.

Lineage: Selected from a natural mutation in a Bourbon population.
Growing conditions: Adapted to high elevations and tolerant of strong winds.
Traits: A parent used in developing the Sarchimor group.

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A name used for several genetically distinct coffee lineages originating in Ethiopia.

Lineage: Descendants of accession T2722 distributed in Panama form a distinct lineage.

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A compact F1 cultivar developed through a Central American breeding collaboration.

Lineage: A cross of T5296 and Rume Sudan.
Growing conditions: Large beans and high yield potential; propagated clonally.
Traits: Seed saved from the hybrid produces segregating offspring.

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An F1 hybrid cultivar developed by CIRAD and ECOM.

Lineage: Crossed Marsellesa with male-sterile material from an Ethiopian–Sudanese collection.
Traits: Professional seed producers can supply F1 seed by crossing the parental lines.

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