Papua New Guinea Single Origin Coffee Beans

In 1545, Ynigo Ortiz de Retez landed on an island north of Australia. Struck by the resemblance between its inhabitants and people of West Africa, the Spanish explorer named the island "New Guinea." The word "papua" probably comes from the Malay "papuwah," meaning "frizzled," which is perhaps a reference to the hair of the islanders.   About 340 years later the island was first colonized by the Germans in the North and the British in the South. In an era of colonization, both countries had access to many Caribbean islands, including Jamaica, where the varied terrain, rich soil, high rainfall and good drainage resulted in an incredible environment for coffee. Sensing the similarities in terrain, both the British and the Germans brought over the Blue Mountain arabica plants to Papua New Guinea.   Fast forward another 65 years, the Papua government established relationships with previously unknown inland tribes and started encouraging them to create family coffee gardens. This was no eas