Alpes Andinos
The farms belonging to Noriel Mendoza, Luis Garcia and Osmer Cruz are high in the Cajamarca region. Each of their farms exhibited excellent quality coffee. Our exporting partners, Alpes Andinos, are constantly searching for excellent coffee throughout the high altitudes of Peru, with their headquarters are based in Jaen.
- Farm Alpes Andinos
- Varietal Bourbon, Caturra, Pache
- Process Fully washed
- Altitude 1,850 – 1,900 meters above sea level
- Region Cajamarca
- Owner Noriel Mendoza; Luis Garcia; Osmer Cruz
- Tasting Notes Tangerine, peach, rose
- Farm Size 8.5 hectares
Coffee was introduced to Peru in the mid-18th century via neighbouring Ecuador but was not commercially exported until the late 19th century. Production was only increased significantly after the turn of the 20th century, when Peru’s default on a loan owed to the British Government saw over two million hectares of land transferred to Britain (under the name of ‘The Peruvian Country’) as a repayment. A full quarter of this was put under agricultural production, including coffee, and it was at this point that export trade began in earnest.