For just $10.99 Description: Coffee is Chiapas' most important cash crop with a history from the 19th century. While most coffee is grown in Soconusco, other areas grow it, including the municipalities of Oxchuc, Panthelo, El Bosque, Tenejapa, Chenalho, Larrainzarr, and Chalchihuitan. Many Chiapas coffee farmers are indigenous and grow the coffee under the shade of native trees without the use of chemicals and pesticides. Some of this coffee is even grown in environmentally protected areas, as Chiapas' rainforests are home to thousands of animals and plants, some of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Chiapas is ranked second in forest resources in Mexico, containing nearly 60% of Mexico's tropical tree species. On top of this great biodiversity, high altitudes, steady rain, and volcanic soil are all beneficial factors which culminate in the growth of such an amazingly flavorful coffee. Flavor: Hazelnut, Maple Syrup, Milk Chocolate, Subtle Citrus Country: Mexico Region: Tenejapa, Chiapas Varietal: Bourbon, Typica, Mundo Nuvo Farm: Kulaktik Cooperative Process: Washed Altitude: 1600 m Grade: SHG*** Certification: Organic, Direct Trade ***Synonymous with "strictly high grown (SHG)," "strictly hard bean (SHB)" usually refers to coffee grown at altitudes higher than about 4,500 feet above sea level. Beans grown at high altitudes mature more slowly and grow to be harder and denser than beans grown at lower elevations. The inherent consistency and taste attributes of high grown beans make them more desirable, and generally more expensive than coffees grown at lower elevations.