(I) Coffee is another beverage that tends to be prepared and served differently in different countries. (II) The continuing slump in the price of raw coffee is causing hardship for growers on a scale unseen for decades. (Ill) The suffering is the worst in Central America, where the drop in coffee prices has coincided with drought (IV) In Nicaragua, coffee farmers with malnourished children are begging for food by the roadsides. (V) In Peru, some families have abandoned their land, while others have turned to growing drug crops in their search for money.