Nariño municipio whose economy leans heavily on coffee, with output described as about 10 million kg a year.
La Unión is a Nariño municipio where coffee is described as the foundation of the local economy, at roughly 10 million kg a year of specialty-grade coffee, marketed partly through cooperatives and associations.
Field notes
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Cenicafé lists La Unión among the Nariño municipios in the warm Patía, Juanambú and Guáitara basins, where mean temperatures run above 22 °C.
Elsewhere in Nariño
Sources · 2 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- La Unión (Nariño) · Wikipedia (es)
- Vulnerabilidad de la caficultura de Nariño a la broca del café en diferentes eventos climáticos (Avance Técnico 514) · Cenicafé (FNC)