On the Finca La Esperanza, on the slopes of the mountain “Wapen” (named after an Indian chief of the Yanesha) in the vicinity of Villa Rica, where the best organic coffee is cultivated at an altitude of 1800 m. Senora Onofre Martin comes from the indigenous Yanesha and is already read more
Senora Olga Tello Quintana cultivates excellent organic Arabica coffee in different varieties. Her parents came to Villa Rica from the Andes in 1960 and have been growing coffee since 1978. Senora Quintana feels obligated to her Andean roots and cultivates her organic coffee on her Finca in accordance with the read more
In the south of Ecuador, on an idyllic plateau surrounded by the mighty Andes Mountains lies the small village of Vilcabamba. From Quechua, the language of the Inca, the name translates as “Holy Valley”. This place is especially blessed; nowhere else in the western world are more people who grow read more
The exact producing area of the Ecuador SHB Loja BCS Organic is located in the Puyango district of the province Loja in the south of the highland on the border to Peru. 90% of Puyango region rest on an altitude between 800m and 2000 m above sea level. The climate read more
For the pretentious gourmet one of the most extraordinary coffees in the world comes from the Galápagos Islands. Famous for their unique animal world they are located 1000 km away from the west coast of South America, situated in the Pacific Ocean and belonging to Ecuador since the 19th century. read more
Located in the far south of Colombia, the department of Nariño shares a southern border with Ecuador and is home to thousands of smallholder coffee producing families. Colombia’s three ranges of Andean mountains converge in Nariño, presenting ideal altitudes and fertile soil for high grown Arabica production. Due to its read more
La Manuela Estate lies in the Region of Caldas, close to the small town Aranzazu. After the Estate´s coffee is collected by the employees, it is weighted. Then, it is moved from the coffee plantation to the wet processing place in a small truck. This truck makes several trips in read more
Located at the Laboyos valley at the south of Colombia, Pitalito is the second largest city of the Huila department. This region is the biggest coffee producer of the Huila, with a 15% coffee production share of the department. Just the city has an altitude of 1345 masl, and at read more
Finca El Paraiso is located in the municipality Piendamo in the department of Colombia. Climate is characterized by temperature-humidity and regular appearance of Pacific winds, providing tropical notes to the coffee. The producing family business concentrates on technologies and activities adapted to their coffee´s needs. Furthermore, Finca El Paraiso works read more
The coffees come from Southeast of Antioquia, Risaralda and Valle. It is stored in Santa Teresita mill. When the coffees arrive, it is weight and a sample is taken from each bag. In the quality control lab, the coffee is cupped, analyzed and the humidity is measured. Once the coffee read more
