Chiapas The Coffee

Through the years, Chiapas has become the No 1 producer of coffee in Mexico. Its excellent geographical location, climate and rich volcanic soils, makes for perfect condition for the coffee plants to grow. Coffee was introduced to Chiapas back in the 18^th century by the Spaniards. The indigenous people in the region discovered the production provided the state with a great opportunity for crop development and use that land help sustain the local inhabitants. There are thousands of families with small “parcelas” dedicated to growing coffee in the mountains of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas. They work as a family to care for the plants and participate in collecting the coffee cherries. Because some of them can’t afford to buy the equipment needed to process the coffee, the beans are often sold to bigger farms for processing. Chiapas has distinguished itself for its constant peruse of innovative ways to improve the way coffee is grown and processed, not only to achieve the highest quality of coffee but to sustain and protect the land. The love and devotion Chiapanecans invest in their crops can be tasted in the rich full flavor of their coffee that has been recognized as one of the best coffees from the southern region of Mexico.