Links for Xicome's Setting, the Coffee Island

Xicome will look like a hawaiian island where coffee can be grown.

http://www.gardenguides.com/114379-coffee-tree-growing-hawaii.html

VIDEO: Historic drought threatens Kona coffee

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2010/03/12/video-historic-drought-threatens-kona-coffee/

http://www.coffee-makers-et-cetera.com/growing-coffee-beans.html

"The majority of the world's coffee is grown in a narrow band around the equator stretching from 25 degrees north to 25 degrees south. The climate boasts of average temperatures between 60ºF (15ºC) and 70ºF (21ºC), and they receive six inches of rain or more per month. Well-draining loam is needed for good growth, and high humidity (mist and clouds at higher elevations) is a must for great coffee beans. Trees at higher elevations take longer to mature."

"After planting, a coffee tree will mature in approximately five years before the first crop can be harvested. Even then, one tree will only produce enough beans to make about two pounds (1kg) of coffee. It takes approximately 2,000 beans to produce two pounds of finished coffee. These beans are hand-picked by skilled workers. Each picker develops their skill and can choose good beans over bad right from the tree. And you wondered why coffee is so expensive."

Growing coffee in Jamaica:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv4UpSJ4EYc

History of coffee and coffee in Jamaica:
One Cup of Coffee (Marley Coffee, growing organic coffee)Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEJwyNZK9Z8&feature=related

One Cup of Coffee (Marley Coffee, growing organic coffee)Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLyGIZ_JQnI&feature=related


Of course, some information about Coffea Arabica, from Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffea_arabica