Freshly roasted Colombian coffee is full-bodied and rich in flavor. It has a bright acidity, and is intensely aromatic. Colombia produces about 12% of the world's coffee. Columbia is a mountainous country located in the northwestern region of South America. Coastal lowlands rise abruptly to central highlands and further on to the mountains of the Andes, where many peaks exceed 15,000 feet. Hot, rainy and fertile slopes provide ideal growing conditions for coffee. Colombia remains one of the most attractive, exotic and mysterious countries on the South American continent.