Valle Occidental, one of ICAFE's seven coffee regions, with about a fifth of the national crop and a high share of Cup of Excellence winners.
The West Valley (Valle Occidental) is one of the seven regions in ICAFE's current map. ICAFE's 2024 table lists it at 700-1,700 m, harvested November to February, with about 20.3% of the national crop. Cafe Imports says it has a high percentage of Cup of Excellence winners and names Villa Sarchí and Villa Lobos among its varieties, with experimental ones such as SL28 and Gesha. An older Wikipedia table gave 600-1,900 m and a June to February harvest.
Field notes
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Cafe Imports says the West Valley has a high percentage of Cup of Excellence winners.
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ICAFE's 2024 table gives the West Valley about 20.3% of Costa Rica's crop, second only to Los Santos.
Varietals
Elsewhere in Costa Rica
Sources · 5 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
- Cafe Imports: Costa Rica · Cafe Imports