San Francisco – La Plata Huila Community Lot
This lot specifically comes from our exporting partners in Colombia, Pergamino, who have worked with coffee producers for the past 30 years to export high quality coffee throughout the world. Specifically, this lot comes from the Municipality of La Plata, Vereda San Francisco in Huila. This area is divided into two sectors: Alto San Francisco and Bajo San Francisco. 80% of the producers contributing cherries to this lot are in Alto San Francisco. This vereda is along the same road that leads to Inza, Cauca.
- Farm San Francisco - La Plata Huila Community Lot
- Varietal Castillo, Colombia
- Process Fully washed
- Altitude 1,800 metres above sea level
- Town / City La Plata
- Region Huila
- Owner 30 smallholder producers
- Tasting Notes Cherry, milk chocolate, creamy
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.