How coffee is planted in Costa Rica - CGTN

When you drink coffee every morning to start the new day, have you ever wondered what the coffee plant goes through before reaching your cup?

Costa Rica, a small country in Central America, has an ideal environment for coffee plantations. The higher altitude, cool climate and fertile soils of volcanic origin all make for the special flavor and aroma of coffee beans harvested here.

Workers plant coffee seeds in a nursery at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

Workers plant coffee seeds in a nursery at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

Germinating coffee plants are seen at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

Germinating coffee plants are seen at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

Workers prepare the land for new coffee plants at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

Workers prepare the land for new coffee plants at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

A worker plants coffee seeds at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

A worker plants coffee seeds at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

A worker replants a germinating coffee seed at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

A worker replants a germinating coffee seed at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

Farmers work among rows of coffee plants at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

Farmers work among rows of coffee plants at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

Flowers bloom on coffee plants at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

Flowers bloom on coffee plants at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

A droplet hangs from the bloom of a coffee plant at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

A droplet hangs from the bloom of a coffee plant at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, May 13, 2019. /VCG

Ripe coffee cherries are seen at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

Ripe coffee cherries are seen at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

A worker picks ripe coffee cherries at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

A worker picks ripe coffee cherries at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

Workers wait in a line for their baskets of freshly harvested coffee cherries to be measured at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

Workers wait in a line for their baskets of freshly harvested coffee cherries to be measured at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

A worker collects harvested coffee cherries at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

A worker collects harvested coffee cherries at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

Coffee beans are spread out to dry at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

Coffee beans are spread out to dry at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

A coffee taster tests the quality of a product at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

A coffee taster tests the quality of a product at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

A worker packs coffee bags for export at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

A worker packs coffee bags for export at a coffee plantation, in Grecia, Costa Rica, January 9, 2020. /VCG

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