3.21.2024

And also Napoleon

Natural wonders. Napoleon’s exile. A remote island in the South Atlantic is now easier to reach

Coffee connoisseurs seek out St. Helena’s beans, often touted as one of the rarest and most expensive varieties in the world due to their export costs and single-origin status. It sells online for $150 per half pound. Extreme isolation has ensured that the coffee plants, which were imported from Yemen in the 18th century, have never been cross-fertilized.
If you think easier means easy: "weather can be unpredictable and supplies occasionally run low when you’re 1,200 miles from the nearest continent."

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