Known locally as Apo Sandawa, Mt. Apo is the Philippines’ highest mountain. Towering over 2,954 meters or 9,692 feet above sea level, there’s no richer land more suitable for coffee farming.

Mt. Apo was declared a National Park by President Manuel L. Quezon on 1936. Last 2004, it was then established as a protected area of the country under the category Natural Park, preserving the natural landscape and fertility of the land and its surrounding areas.

Mt. Apo has one of the highest land-based biological diversity in terms of flora and fauna per unit area. The Philippines’ Department of Energy and Natural Resources titled the mountain as the center of endemism in Mindanao, the country’s southern main island.

The mountain enjoys a subtropical climate, with rainfall being distributed equally throughout the year—the perfect weather for growing finicky coffee cherries.