Have You Heared About Jamaican Blue coffee?

Jamacia Blue Mountain Coffee
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When you think of Jamaica, music and dance probably come to mind. Reggae is the most well known of music styles, and Bob Marley was probably the best-known reggae musician until his death in 1981. You probably think of the famous dances of Jamaica, too. The “jonkonnu,” “bruckins,” and “ska” are all dances that you are very likely to think about when you think about Jamaica. Maybe you should also think about coffee. Yes, coffee!

On the eastern end of the island of Jamaica there is a range of hills that are called the Blue Mountains. (They really don’t qualify as mountains, but that is the name that is used.) The Blue Mountains are about 5,500 feet above sea level. There are thick woods, and the land is a forest preserve. Just below the…

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