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The value of Costa Rican coffee exports increased 11 percent — an additional $30 million — during 2015 compared to 2014.

A roundup of events taking place Jan. 29 - Feb. 4.

A coffee shop on wheels is part of a one-man crusade to get more people on bikes in Costa Rica's capital.

A roundup of events taking place Jan. 22 - 29.

Coffee fans will soon have another reason to buy Costa Rican brews. On Tuesday, officials from the Environment Ministry announced a new goal to convert 25,000 hectares of coffee plantations to carbon-efficient farms.

Look out Starbucks: Tico corporation Grupo Britt opened its first gourmet coffee store in Costa Rica this week at Multiplaza Escazú, west of the capital.

The U.N. conference was held in Costa Rica and brought together policymakers from across Central America to discuss sustainable ways to keep coffee rust, or roya, at bay.

Coffee giant Starbucks on Thursday will open its eighth location in Costa Rica in a renovated house in Los Yoses, east of San José, and company managers confirmed they will open two more by the end of the year.

Atop the steep, rocky path leading up to Microbeneficio Monte Copey in Dota Tarrazú, I had a second to admire the dreamlike beauty of the hillsides around me. That serene moment quickly evaporated into a half-minute of panic when my car began rolling back down the 45-degree incline even as my foot remained planted on the brake.

Juan Gabriel Cespedes beat out 36 other coffee tasters from around the world to become the first Latin American to win the 2015 World Cup Tasters Championship.