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If M de Clieu, created Chevalier
del'Ordre de Saint Louis by Louis XIV for his services to France and
the world, could see his lovely coffee plantations today, he would
weep. Martinique is included in this list only out of respect for
its historical importance to coffee-growing throughout the world. In
spite of its climate, soil and altitude, Martinique's coffee crop
today consists of a few handfuls of cherries, picked from the old
untended trees by peasants who bring them into town, hoping to earn
a bit of money. |
