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Colombia

Martha Luz Guevara

Flavours of apricot, mango and raspberry
Body     Acidity

Roasted omni for filter and espresso

Señor Octavio Camelo Torres bought Finca Hato Viejo (which translates as ‘Old Herd’) 45 years ago, and today shares ownership of the farm with his six children. One of those, Señora Martha Luz Camelo Guevara, is now the manager of the farm.

Coffee trees growing at Finca Hato Viejo

The farm is located to the north-west of the Nariño department capital Pasto, and on the edges of the Galeras volcano, so the coffee benefits from the rich volcanic soil. At 1,900m above sea level, it’s also quite a high elevation, reducing crop yield but increasing the flavour of the coffee.

Both Caturra and Castillo varieties are grown in separate lots, which is how we’re able to showcase their Caturra crop in this delivery.

Coffee preparing to be processed

Martha Luz’s husband, Alvaro Castillo, is an agronomist himself and provides much of the technical assistance to the farm. They analyse the soil periodically, and the use of chemical fertilisers are minimised: Martha Luz is proudly focused on making their production environmentally friendly.

Coffee is grown under a system of shade-trees, including avocado, citrus and plantain. Martha Luz attests that the surrounding variety of fruit trees and flowers adds to the fragrance of the produced coffee.

Some of the workers at Finca Hato Viejo

A team of six workers stay throughout the year helping on the farm, rising to as many as 40 workers during harvest. Training is provided on environmental conservation and the improvement of living conditions. Martha Luz looks to employ single mothers above all, and enjoys celebrating national holidays such as Mothers Day, Womens Day, Labour Day and Christmas with the workers.

Photo of coffee flowers by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region

 

All the images and information about this coffee and its producers have been kindly shared by the importer, Condesa, and edited by us, Sample Coffee (unless linked to or credited otherwise).

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Producer

Martha Luz Guevara

Country

Colombia

Region

Pasto, Nariño

Altitude

1990m above sea level

Varietals

Caturra

Process

Washed, Patio Dried

Harvested

July 2015

Body

Medium

Acidity

Balanced

Roast style

Omniroast

Map showing location of Colombia Martha Luz Guevara

Varietals

Caturra varietal

Caturra is a natural mutation of Bourbon that was originally discovered in Brazil in 1937, considered to be the first naturally occurring mutation ever discovered.

The location

Coffee from Colombia

Colombia is one of the largest coffee producers in the world and benefits greatly from having one of the most unique and complex set of micro-climates of all coffee producing nations.


The Nariño region of Colombia

One of the highest growing regions in Colombia, producing some truly complex coffees

Farm processes

Washed, Patio Dried process

Machines are used to remove the flesh from the coffee cherry before being fermented in water, washed again, and finally sun dried. This process tends to result in more distinct, cleaner flavours.

Coffee delivery: coffee in resealable bag and farm information card

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