Blue Mountain Coffee is the most famous Latin American Coffee
... but definitely not the only Latin American coffee blend worth drinking!
Black coffee from Mexico
Another source of coffee on this side of the world is the Altura Coatepec, which is purported to be really good.
Fine coffees are however not a big thing in Latin America as they lack the richness and thickness that can be seen in the coffees of other countries. Black coffees are still best in Mexico.
Guatemala a coffee gold mine
Guatemala produces some of the best tasting coffees in the world. The most famous blends are the Antigua coffee, the Coban, which can be found in the Alta Verapaz regions and the Huehuetenango, which is great-tasting although not as celebrated as the other two.Still, the Huehuetenango is fast gaining ground as many now prefer this over the Antigua, not because it tastes better, but because the quality of the latter is dipping.
Coffee in Guatemala has a distinct spicy flavor that is hard to find anywhere else.
Costa Rica Coffee: Rich and Robust
There is nothing more you could ask for in the coffee of Costa Rica. Compared to the Mexican coffee, Costa Rican kinds are richer and more robust. In fact, their coffee is often compared to a good wine.Coffees are grown primarily in San Jose, particularly in the districts of Tres Rios, Alajuela and San Marcos de Tarrazu.
Famous Jamaican Blue Mountain
The most famous of coffee blends come from the Jamaican Blue Mountain. This is one of the most distinguished coffee blends in the world, known for its pricey tag and distinctly addicting flavor. The success of the Blue Mountain blend is actually a sharp contrast to the failure of the coffee industry in other parts of the region particularly in the lowlands.Because of the heavy prices that coffees in the Blue Mountains command, locals take advantage and call their coffees Blue Mountain even if they aren't produced in the same altitude. This is perhaps the reason why coffee produce has begun to dip in popularity.
