#107 Kaffe Obscura: Espresso Colombia Santa Lucia

Shipment #107
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Espresso Colombia Santa Lucia

Country: Colombia
Region: La Plata, Huila
Farm: Santa Lucia
Farmer: Yiover Vargas
Varieties: Castillo, Tambo

ROASTED ON
20.2.2019

ROASTER
Lasse Wuori

PROCESSING
Washed

GROWING ALTITUDE (MASL)
1650m

fruity

apricot

blackcurrant

The Santa Lucia Farm started in 1997, Yiover Vargas got the farm through a process of agricultural reform in Colombia. The farm is 17 hectares of which 6 hectares are native forests. There is also a natural water source, that people at the farm take care of. There are 8 hectares of coffee planted in varieties such as Caturra, Castillo and Tambo. In the future, they are also planning on planting 4 hectares in Pink Bourbon and Geisha. Vargas leads one of the women’s coffee organizations in our region. Her three kids in their 20’s are helping her and her husband in the coffee fields.

Source: Kaffe Obscura