Southern Honduran region bordering Nicaragua, one of six named coffee regions, with farms at about 1,000 to 1,400 m.
El Paraiso is a newer coffee region in southern Honduras, bordering Nicaragua, with warm temperatures (about 16 to 22.5 C) and farms at about 1,000 to 1,400 m. Parainema is a featured variety. Red Honduras says El Paraíso has long been the most productive of the six regions, and it reaches into parts of Choluteca and Francisco Morazán.
Field notes
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The 2017 Honduras Cup of Excellence winner was a Parainema from Finca El Laurel in El Paraíso, scoring 91.81 and selling at US$124.50 per pound, which Perfect Daily Grind called a record for Honduras.
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Parainema, the rust-resistant Sarchimor hybrid featured in El Paraíso, has its own category in the Cup of Excellence, and El Paraíso farms placed second and sixth in it in 2025.
In the cup, according to guides
- CitrusOften notedRed Honduras and Perfect Daily Grind both describe a citrus, sweet and smooth cup.
Elsewhere in Honduras
Sources · 4 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Introducing the 6 Coffee Regions of Honduras · Perfect Daily Grind
- Honduras Coffee: A Deep Dive · Genuine Origin
- Geographic Regions of Coffee in Honduras · Red Honduras
- Cup of Excellence Honduras 2025 results · Alliance for Coffee Excellence