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2.3°S 29.1°E · 1,500–2,000 maslGrown in Nyamasheke, Lake Kivu

Rwandan coffee

Hundreds of washing stations have opened since the early 2000s. They turned Rwanda's Bourbon into one of Africa's most elegant coffees.

From the expedition filesAfter 1994, washing stations and co-ops turned a ruined commodity crop into specialty coffee.Read the Rwanda file, with every source →

Region: Nyamasheke, Lake Kivu
Altitude: 1,500–2,000 masl
Varieties: Red Bourbon
Process: Washed

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In the cup

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On the stamps

Rwanda's coffee, on the post

Rwanda coffee stamp, 1975: Coffee workers and beans — Rwanda · 1975Coffee workers and beansWikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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