NOT only an icon of the Gayo highlands, Bur ni Geureudong has been a blessing for the millions of people in the region. Located to the northwest of Takengon’s Rembele Airport in Central Aceh, the plateau around the 2,885-meter high mountain-Aceh’s fifth highest-is one of Indonesia’s best sources of arabica coffee. Upon leaving the airport, vegetable gardens and coffee plantations stretch along both sides of the road.

The region at the hear