Venezuela's main coffee-producing state for over two centuries. Coffee and pineapple remain its main revenues.
Táchira was Venezuela's main coffee producer for over two hundred years. Its main economic revenues today still come from coffee and pineapple. A railway opened in 1895 partly to move its large coffee crops.
Field notes
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Táchira was Venezuela's leading coffee producer for over 200 years.
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Wikipedia and Cafe Imports credit Gervasio Rubio with bringing coffee to Táchira, and Cafe Imports dates its introduction to the 1730s.
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Táchira's coffee was shipped through the port of Maracaibo, which is how it came to trade as Maracaibo coffee.
In the cup, according to guides
- AcidityMoreWikipedia says Táchira coffee resembles Colombian coffee with rich acidity and medium body, though that line carries a citation-needed tag.
Elsewhere in Venezuela
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 2026-11-11. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Táchira · Wikipedia
- Coffee production in Venezuela · Wikipedia
- Origins: Venezuela · Cafe Imports
- Venezuelan Gold, product catalog (Dinaca / Cafanca) · Dinaca (Venezuelan coffee brand), listed on ConnectAmericas