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Central America: Home to many different coffees, Central America offers a variety of growing regions that produce a wide variety of coffees for the coffee enthusiast to sample and enjoy. Guatemalan coffees are considered to be some of the world’s best as the different growing regions produce coffees rich in flavors reflecting the landscape around them. For instance, coffees from Lake Atitlan offer hints of chocolate and cinnamon set against a deep body and rich flavor.
  
Africa:  Several countries are home to many varieties of African Coffee. For instance, Ethiopia offers a variety of coffees based on regions within the country. Yergacheffe coffees, from the Sidamo region of Ethiopia feature floral and tangerine notes. While many coffee shop owners try to compare Yergacheffe coffees to other types of coffee, there is no real comparison. Yergacheffe coffees are highly unique and enjoyable. While the Yergacheffe coffees enjoy a great deal of popularity, on the other hand, Zambian coffee is not nearly as well known, but has delighted those who have taken the opportunity to sample it.   
  
Indonesia: Home to a wide variety of coffee, Indonesia offers many well known coffees, such as Sumatra and Java, as well as lesser known coffees such as Timor Coffee. Sumatra coffee truly reflects the tropical environment it is grown in, offering a complex and deep body with low acidity, with a touch of earthiness. In comparison, Java offers a similar experience to Sumatra but without the earthiness, providing a brighter yet still complex coffee. 

Coffee Origins

Often you will hear the term "Single Origin" when discussing coffee.  Single Origin coffee refers to coffee that grows only in a single region.  For Instance, among Guatemalan Coffees, there are threee regions.  Coffee from each region is referred to as single origin due to the unique charectoristics of each region, despite the fact that it comes from the same country.  In Guatemala, Lake Atitlan, Antigua, and Hue Hue Tenango, are the three primary growing regions, each producing distinct and unique coffees. 

On the other hand, when you hear about African Coffee, this refers to the coffee that originates from several different countries that are home to multiple coffee-producing regions.  It is not as specific as discussing single origin coffee as it can encompass coffees that feature a variety of charectoristics.  For instance, it can refer to Ethiopian Coffee, which includes coffees from Origins such as Sidamo and Harrar.  Or it could refer to Kenyan coffee, which includes coffees from the Mount Kenya and Nyanza regions. 

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