This fairtrade and organic certified washed lot is sourced from 34 producers working with Aromas de Valle co-operative in Cajamarca, Peru. These producers are from the village of San Felipe in Jaen province. Average elevations are high - around 2,000masl and varieties include caturra, pache and typica (known locally as 'nacional').
Origin
Peru
Subregion
San Felipe, Jaen, Cajamarca
Harvest Season
2025/26
Producer Type
Cooperative
Co-Op
Aromas de Valle
Processing
Washed
Growing Altitude
2250m
The Region
Cajamarca is a large region in the north of Perú, including Jaén, San Ignacio, Cutervo , Santo Domingo and Hualgayoc. Our warehouse in the city of Jaén is surrounded by high altitude areas with a huge amount of good coffee, and an even greater amount of potential. The location of coffee within Perú can be a challenge for farmers and exporters alike, with much of the coffee grown up to 8 hours away from the nearest town where they might sell. This could be one of the influencing factors into why nearly all the coffee is home-processed and dried at farm-level, as it allows the farmer to retain more control over when to sell. If cherry, rather than parchment coffee, was being sold by the farmers they would have to sell on the day of harvest – regardless of the price that day, or their own personal need for finance at a particular time of the crop, for example if they had to purchase school equipment for their children.
