Costa Rica coffee farmers innovate as rainfall plummets

Costa Rican coffee farmers were once blessed with abundant rains but as precipitation grows fickle they are being forced to innovate to keep producing one of the world's favorite brews.While the country is one of the world's smaller coffee producers, the bean has been one of Costa Rica's top exports since the 19th century.

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