Town in the Sierra Madre del Sur whose name lends itself to Pluma, a prestigious Mexican gourmet coffee.
Pluma Hidalgo is a town and municipality in Oaxaca, described as one of the most suitable places in Mexico for coffee, and its Pluma gourmet coffee is among the most prestigious. The Sierra Madre del Sur crosses the municipality. One guide gives its altitude as 900-1,650 m.
Field notes
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Pluma Hidalgo is named for a feather-shaped cloud over a small mountain, not for the coffee.
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The Pluma denomination of origin was declared on 27 January 2020 and published on 4 February 2020, covering a 30-municipality area of Oaxaca's Costa and Sierra Sur, and Pluma Hidalgo is the town that gives it its name.
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The municipalities listed for the Pluma standard include Santa María Huatulco, better known as a Pacific coast resort.
Elsewhere in Oaxaca
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 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Pluma Hidalgo · Wikipedia
- Mexican Coffee: History, Flavors, and Top Growing Regions · Craft Coffee Guru
- Declaration on Protection of the Appellation of Origin PLUMA (WIPO Lex MX233) · WIPO Lex
- Consolidan la aplicación de la Denominación de Origen del Café Pluma de Oaxaca · La Razón