Boquete, Panama - Republic of
US COFFEE BUYER SAMPLES PANAMA COFFEES OF 2003.
Coffee buyer Robert Fulmer of the United States sips a spoonful of
specialty coffee at Panama's annual coffee cupping contest in Boquete,
300 kms west of Panama City, March 31, 2003. The contest, akin to wine
tasting, aims to find the best 10 coffee's of Panama's 2002/03 crop,
which will be sold to the highest bidders in an Internet auction at the
end of May. REUTERS/Alberto Lowe
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