From zero demand in the 1970s, the local consumption of roasted and ground coffee is now 100,000 metric tons a year.
The rainy season may have arrived, but the weather still gets uncomfortably hot on most days. There are two ways to escape the heat: one is by frolicking on the beach; the other, by hiking up a mountain.
Breakfast was prolonged on the day I had to judge coffee concoctions. And while I was tasked to taste about 20 cups, the sum of a teaspoon each must have just been half a regular cup.