
Honduras is the largest central American producer of coffee and is the third-largest producer in Latin America, only surpassed by Brazil and Colombia. It is the sixth largest producer of coffee in the world, accounting for about 4% of global production. The country mainly grows the Arabica, Robusta and Liberica varieties, but it is the diverse growing regions available in the country that make them stand out with the coffee having chocolate, nutty and savory characteristics. The country’s six distinct growing regions are: Copan, Opalaca, Montecillos, Comayugua, El Paraiso and Agalta. These regions are distributed from the lowlands to the