Finca San Antonio
High in the Matagalpa region amidst the Isabelia Mountain Range sits Finca San Antonio. The Günkel Mairena family has been growing coffee for 46 years on Finca San Antonio with Maria Felícitas Mairena de Günkel currently running and managing the 79 hectares of coffee-producing land today. The farm executes excellent environmental standards, with most of the coffee being grown under shade within agroforestry systems. 45% of the farm is protected as El Arenal Nature Reserve, housing one of the few intact portions of the cloud forest in Nicaragua. In 2001, the farm was even declared a Private Wildlife Reserve.
- Farm Finca San Antonio
- Varietal Parainema
- Process Anaerobic Natural
- Altitude 1,100 metres above sea level
- Town / City El Arenal Nature Reserve, Isabelia Mountain Range
- Region Matagalpa
- Owner Maria Felícitas Mairena de Günkel
- Tasting Notes Strawberries and blueberries, floral green tea and chocolate.
- Farm Size 79 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.