Coffee production in Bolivia

Coffee production in Bolivia has had a long history in the country.

Coffee is grown in regions of 800–2,300 metres (2,600–7,500 ft) above the sea level.

The departments of La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, and El Beni are the principal areas which produced coffee; the most notable areas were the districts of Yungas, Caupalicam, Espiritu Santo, and Valle Grande.

This Asiatic plant is so well acclimatized in Yungas that it grows spontaneously, for each grain which falls on the ground becomes a tree.

By 1900, at La Paz, a machine was installed to roast and grind coffee, selling it in home-made tins.