Ysidro Banda | Single Origin Coffee

REGION Cajamarca, Peru TASTES LIKE Fresh Citrus, Cooked Cherry, Pecans ELEVATION 1700MASL PLANT VARIETIES Caturra PROCESS Natural ROAST LEVEL Light FARM/WASHING STATION/DRYING BED Finca La Palta Finca La Palta is a farm owned by Isidro Banda near Chirinos in the San Ignacio Province within the Cajamarca Department of Peru. The certified organic farm is 1 ha and has around 5000 coffee plants. La Palta is located in a forested and mountainous area full of native flora and fauna. Harvest takes place from May to November. The coffee is washed three times with clean water on the day it is harvested or the following day. It is then dried on beds for 20-30 days. Isidro has increased the quality of coffee over the years and has improved the farm's infrastructure. He plans to continue to increase quality through the renewal of coffee plants.