The Right Elevation

When riding up to see some waterfalls in the tropical forest, at around 700-1000 meters in elevation, my eyes caught a series of pineapples being featured on the side of the road. They looked amazing, so I took a picture, bought two, and proceeded towards the destination.

An hour later a local guide took out his machete and prepared the pineapple, probably the best i've ever tried in my life. Which brought me to the question. Does some elevation, rain and some cold give pineapples their ideal qualities? Even earlier in my trip i had some great pineapples at about 500 meters above sea-level in a pretty rainy valley. Anyways, something to be determined.