Finca La Verona
Maria Felicitas Mairena and her family have been growing coffee on Finca La Verona since the 1920s deep within the El Arenal Natural Reserve situated in Matagalpa. However, in 1983, the farm was expropriated by the Sandinista Regime until President Violeta Chamorro returned the land back to her family in 1996. The farm was not cared for during this time and required significant work to rebuild it to its previous glory. The name Verona refers to the farm’s success with exporting coffee throughout the 1950s to the Italian city of Verona, one of the only estates in Nicaragua to do so.
- Farm Finca La Verona
- Varietal Colombia
- Process Natural
- Altitude 1,150 metres above sea level
- Town / City Natural Reserve El Arenal, Cordillera Isabelia
- Region Matagalpa
- Owner Maria Felicitas Mairena
- Tasting Notes Boozy, fruity, plum
- Farm Size 94 hectares
Introduced into the country in the mid-1800s and forming a central position in the country’s economy for more than a century, coffee is currently Nicaragua’s primary export. Its production generates over $448 million dollars a year in exports, representing 8.2% of overall exports, and provides more than 200,000 jobs to locals.