Historically, coffee has been the Caldas’ economic engine. From 27 districts, 25 are dedicated to harvest it. In around 72,366 hectares of planted coffee, more than 20,000 men and women get together twice per year to collect by hand the 9.05% of total Colombian coffee production. Caldas’ topography is a mixing landscape of tropical forest and highlands. Its soils are rich on rich in volcanic ash, given to the final cup delicate notes to chocolate and red wine. The average altitude above sea level is 7.063 feet. The temperature ranges between 57°F and 70°F. Caldas also cultivates under shade from plantain and banana vegetations.