A former ICAFE region now folded into Zona Norte. Listed at 700-1,350 m with a June to February harvest and a balanced profile.
Guanacaste long counted as one of Costa Rica's eight growing regions. Wikipedia lists it at 700-1,350 m with a June to February harvest and balanced acidity, body and aroma. In ICAFE's current map it is part of the Zona Norte region.
Field notes
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Zona Norte, the ICAFE region that now takes in Guanacaste, grows about 0.9% of Costa Rica's crop, according to ICAFE's 2024 table.
Elsewhere in Costa Rica
Sources · 4 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Coffee production in Costa Rica · Wikipedia
- Tres Ríos desaparece del mapa de las regiones cafetaleras de Costa Rica; vea todos los cambios que hizo el Icafé · El Financiero (Costa Rica)
- 24.000 familias dependen de la producción de café en Costa Rica · CRHoy
- Costa Rica: Caficultura, recursos geneticos e investigacion (slides, 2024) · Cenicafe (Colombia), slides by J. C. Arias Suarez quoting ICAFE data