Loja

Ecuador

Boundary

Administrative proxy

Approximated by the Loja province (GADM v4.1, Ecuador level 1). Southern highlands bordering Peru — Ecuador's specialty-arabica benchmark, especially Espíndola + Puyango cantons.

At a glance

Elevation: 1400–2100 m
Harvest: May–Oct
Varieties: Typica, Caturra, Bourbon, Sidra, Gesha
Processes: washed, natural, honey

Cup profile

Complex, floral, tropical fruit, tea-like body — Sidra + Gesha lots are Ecuador's specialty calling card. Source: Anecafé (Ecuador); Ministerio de Agricultura.

Other origins in Ecuador

Zamora Chinchipe