Central America: Altitude and Temperature Zones

Spanish terms & elevation

Tierra belada = 4,000 ft.

Tierra fria = 3,000 ft.
wheat
potatoes

Tierra templada = 2,000 ft.
coffee
corn
beans
squash

Tierra caliente = 1,000 ft.
sugar cane
bananas
cacao

Source: The diagram comes form Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher's World Regional Geography.