Coffee

Buna

Kope

Whatever you call it,

your morning java

is a seasoned traveler.

BY SOLVIE KARLSTROM

Coming from places as diverse as (clockwise from top left) Ethiopia, where they call coffee “buna,” Hawaii, where it’s called “kope,” Colombia and Kenya, coffee provides the livelihood for 100 million people worldwide.

OPPOSITE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): EARL & NAZIMA KOWALL/CORBIS; MARK RICHARDS/ZUMA/CORBIS; JEREMY HORNER/CORBIS; PAUL SOUDERS/CORBIS

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