Tolima municipio founded around coffee, though mining and livestock now add to its economy.
Líbano is a municipio of Tolima, Colombia, whose founders steered its development toward coffee. Gold and silver mining and livestock now also contribute to the economy. The Café de Tolima specification puts Líbano in the group that picks its main crop in September-December, with a mitaca in April-May.
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Cenicafé's La Trinidad experimental station in Líbano, at 1,430 m, picks about 34-42% of its Caturra and Colombia harvest in January-June and the rest in July-December, with October the biggest month at 22-30%.
Elsewhere in Tolima
Sources · 3 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.
- Líbano (Tolima) · Wikipedia (es)
- Product specification for Café de Tolima (PGI, GB number F0102) · UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (gov.uk protected food names)
- ¿Cómo se distribuye anualmente la cosecha de las variedades Caturra y Colombia? (Avance Técnico 260) · Cenicafé (FNC)