Finca El Limon Colombia Land of Diversity Auction
Expanding across the eastern slopes of the Andes in the central West of Colombia is the department of Tolima. This region is the third-largest coffee producing area in Colombia thanks to its climbing altitudes and ideal climates. Additionally, the Magdalena River basin carves through Tolima, bringing fresh water and nutrients to the soils.
It is here where Finca El Limon is situated, in the municipality of Murillo. The farm is owned and managed by brothers Fernando Alberto Salinas Castellanos and Aduar Oswualdo Salinas Castellanos, who had a dream to start their own coffee farm back in 2011. They were inspired after a traumatic event in 2002, being victims of an armed conflict and were forced to leave their land. They lost two family members, and their potato and cattle farm. Thanks to their determination and strength, they were able to obtain a new area of land and officially plant coffee in 2015 in the Corozal district. Since then, they have been determined to learn more about growing specialty coffee.
- Farm Finca El Limon
- Varietal Castillo
- Process Fully washed
- Altitude 1,800 – 2,050 metres above sea level
- Town / City Murillo
- Region Tolima
- Owner Fernando Alberto Salinas Castellanos and Aduar Oswualdo Salinas Castellanos
- Tasting Notes Cherry, dark chocolate, cola
- Farm Size 11 hectares
Colombia is the third largest coffee-producing country in the world, and thanks to its vast array of unique microclimate, are able to have harvests throughout the year.
Commercial coffee cultivation began in the mid-1830s and spread so rapidly that throughout the twentieth century coffee already became the country’s leading export. A mountainous topography and many tropical micro-climates contribute greatly to Colombia’s reputation for ideal growing conditions, which – in turn – have helped Colombia establish itself as a recognisable origin around the world.
The diversity of coffee and profiles found across Colombia is enormous and coffee is harvested practically year-round depending on the region. The main harvest takes place from October to February with November and December being the peak months. There is also a second fly (or ‘mitaca’) crop several months later, again varying by region and microclimate.