Santa Irene
Carlos Eduardo Estrada Nicol
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The “Café Santa Irene” project began at the
end of 2012, with the concern of diversifying into new productive
projects in a farm whose main activity is the sustainable
management of forests. Inside the farm there was an area with
abundant cuje trees (Inga sp. L.), a plant used with great success
for shady coffee cultivation.
Research began on the coffee market, the advantages and
disadvantages, and the possibility of starting a project for the
cultivation of coffee under the concept of Differentiated Coffees
was found.
This concept of Differentiated Coffees refers to the geography and
microclimates that allow the production of coffee beans with a
distinctive flavor and unique characteristics that preserve their
identity of origin; and, thanks to the microclimate found,
altitude, temperature, environment, natural water, natural
environment and without coffee neighbors. We consulted experts and
technicians of the National Coffee Association (Anacafe), who gave
us their endorsement and motivated us to make this project a
reality.
From our first harvests we managed to obtain a coffee with the
qualities and character to be classified as a differentiated
coffee. In the 2016-2017 harvest, we participated for the first
time in the Rainforest Cobán regional competition promoted
by Anacafé, obtaining first place. The following year, in
the 2017-2018 harvest, we managed to repeat the feat. Since 2017 we
have obtained national and international recognition that has made
Café Santa Irene a specialty coffee recognized worldwide.
Also, we managed to climb a step by qualifying in the 2019 Cup of
Excellence within the 20 best coffees in Guatemala.
For those of us who work at Finca Santa Irene, it is our greatest
pride to provide the consumer with one of the best cups of coffee
in Guatemala.
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