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The Mountain range running east to west across the island is the cradle of Jamaican coffee. Highest, are the Blue Mountains in the east, reaching 2313M where the international renown Blue Mountain coffee is produced. 80.000 ha of these multiple slopes and valleys are enveloped in a peculiar climatic regime with cool temperatures without frost. The upper slopes are covered daily in mist for an extended period during daylight hours. Rainfall is high with well drained soils. Tropical rainforest, numerous species of flowering plants, fems and shrubs, endemic fauna and fast-flowing streams and rivers all contribute to this peculiar ecosystem. The tradition of coffee growing in the Blue Mountain has been entrenched over the past two centuries, during which time production practices have been developed to co-exist with the natural habitat. Typica is the most popular spp. grow on relatively small family farms. The crop which is cultivated under the canopy of timber or tree crop covers approximately 5.000 ha and produces 1m kilo of beans/year.