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Next were visits to the Apaneca-Ilamatepec mountain range where many past Cup of Excellence winners are to be found. This is a very live volcanic region, having suffered an ash-spewing eruption by the Santa Anna volcano (also called the Ilamatepec volcano) in 2005, which shut down much of the area's production for two years.
There are four volcanoes in this range, with Santa Anna dominating. Coffee farming is done on both sides, the north and south facing slopes. The farms we saw were all facing north - and thus were hardly affected by the early January 2008 windstorm sweeping from the Pacific.
There are four volcanoes in this range, with Santa Anna dominating. Coffee farming is done on both sides, the north and south facing slopes. The farms we saw were all facing north - and thus were hardly affected by the early January 2008 windstorm sweeping from the Pacific.
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