Our love for coffee was basically brought about by the colonization of the country by the Spaniards more than two centuries ago when they turned our highlands into coffee plantations. They loved the perfect temperature and humidity plus the wet and dry tropical climate that made the cultivation of coffee well suited in the Philippines.
Growing coffee became such a profitable venture that for a while, the Philippines was one of the leading coffee-producing nations during the 19th century. But due to the coffee rust disease, such reputation was cut short. It was during this time that the Latin American countries battled it out and dominated the global coffee market.
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