Physical properties of coffee beans may vary according to the region's elevation, annual rainfall, temperature and humidity. Taste, acidity, body and aroma will be affected by such environmental conditions.
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Types of Coffee
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Regions
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Distinctive Characteristics
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| Strictly Hard Bean |
Pacific Slope
(North, Central and South) |
High acidity, fine body and great aroma. |
| Good Hard Bean |
Pacific Slope West Valley |
Strong acidity, and heavy body. |
| Hard Bean |
Pacific SlopeWest Valley |
Less acidity than the above, heavy body and pleasant aroma. |
| Medium Hard Bean |
South Pacific |
Medium bodied, acidity and aroma. |
| High Grade Atlantic |
Caribbean Slope East-West Valley. |
Levels of acidity and body are inferior to the ones reached by hard beans. This is the best of the Atlantic types. |
| Medium Grade Atlantic |
Caribbean Slope East-West Valley |
Limited conditions of acidity, body and aroma. |
| Low Grade Atlantic |
Lower Caribbean Slope |
Lack of aroma; poor body. |
| Pacific Grade Coffee |
North-Pacific |
Small and hard bean similar to Hard Beans, some with heavy body and great aroma. |
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Costa Rican Coffee 
