The Coffee Drinker’s Guide: Honduras & the story of a family farm in Comayagua

The Central American country of Honduras is well-situated for growing coffee. Yet in the past, the lack of infrastructure hindered farmers’ ability to bring their coffee to the global market. Coffee was often smuggled into neighboring countries of Guatemala and El Salvador to avoid export taxes and fetch higher prices(Mercanta). In recent years, Honduran coffee production took a huge, successful turn thanks to support from a variety of government initiatives. Projects such as, the National Coffee Fund provide construction of new roads to coffee-producing regions. The result is a tremendous success for coffee production in the region.