A mountainous, breezy municipality where coffee is grown alongside bananas, oranges and tomatoes.
Lares is described as a mountainous, breezy town about 1.5 hours from San Juan. Its harvested products include bananas, coffee, oranges and tomatoes. Hacienda Lealtad, a former coffee plantation, is now recognized as an agritourism destination.
Field notes
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Hacienda Lealtad, a former coffee plantation, is now an agritourism destination in Lares.
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In a 2006 census of Puerto Rican coffee roasters surveyed by the University of Puerto Rico, 17% of the 30 respondents were in the Lares region.
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 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Lares, Puerto Rico · Wikimedia Foundation
- Manual para la Produccion y Exportacion de Cafe de Puerto Rico (Marketing Analysis: An Action Plan for Puerto Rican Coffee Producers) · University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, Agricultural Extension Service