The Country
Tanzania, found in East Africa bordering the Indian Ocean with its commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, a busy port for the region. Tanzania is a relatively stable country having not suffered some of the internal strife of many African states. However, it remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with many of its 40 million people living below the World Bank poverty line. Unlike other African countries, whose potential wealth contrasts their actual poverty, Tanzania had few exportable minerals and a primitive agricultural system.
The Coffee - Strength 4
Machare Kilimanjaro is an impressive pure arabica gourmet coffee; strong and bold with a sublime smooth finish. This fair trade, shade-grown coffee tastes as good as it does because it comes from premium bourbon plants cultivated at altitude, in rich volcanic soil and fed by clear glacial water.
The Machare Farm lies 4,500 feet up on the slopes of snow-capped Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain and is owned by the local village cooperatives. Machare has been leased and rehabilitated by people with a passion for fine gourmet coffee and the preservation of Kilimanjaro's unique environment.
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View a video of the Machare Farm here .
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