Peru San Ignacio Organic - Santuario Lot 5

Dark chocolate, nectarine, plum, cara cara orange, balanced
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Bag Weight 69 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2021/22
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Lot Number P608926-3
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About This Coffee

San Ignacio in Northern Peru was among the first regions in the country to commercially cultivate coffee and coffee production is  deeply  woven  in  the  regional  culture,  which  celebrates  the  end  of  harvest  with  a  wonderful  festival.  The  region  offers  some  of  the  best  flavor  profiles  in  Peru despite the challenge of producing in such remote highland area where coffee grows as high as 1900 metersThe small farmers still practice very traditional agronomy, though they have been introducing new methods as logistics and market access in the region improves. 

Country of Origin Peru
Harvest Season 2021/22
Coffee Grade PER CA WA SHB MCM G1
Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species Arabica
Processing Washed
Variety Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Costa Rica, Mundo Novo, Pache, Typica
Region Alto Ihuamaca & El Huabo, San Ignacio district
Farm Name Various smallholders
Climate Subtropical highland
Certifications Organic

History of Coffee in Peru

In 1897 the Belgian consul in Lima Peru wrote a report that “the coffee of Peru is delicious,” there was every reason to believe he was right. That same year, coffee exports had reached well over 20,000 bags, almost triple the 7,000 bags exported in 1894. But the turn of the century would prove to be a peak for that generation of Peruvian coffee exports. By 1913, exports had dropped back down to 9,000 bags. It would have been difficult to imagine on the eve of WWI that for most of the next 100 years Peru would be numbered among the top 10 coffee producing countries in the world, and even rise to the number 5 spot a few times. Looking back, it's not only easy to understand why, but easy to imagine increasing success in producing specialty coffee as a leading supplier of organic coffee. 

Growing Coffee in Peru

Peru is made up of a wide variety of landscapes, from long beaches to high mountains, from the desert to the largest rain forest. In the north, the second highest mountain rage, the Andes, goes through Cajamarca department and converges with the Amazon, creating complex and diverse orographies and microclimates. Cajamarca’s inter-Andean valleys have hosted coffee crops for more than 200 years and concentrate almost 43% of the total Peruvian coffee production, not only because of its vast lands but because of an ancient coffee tradition that goes back to the XVIII century, when the first coffee crops were brought in and started to be nurtured by the many generations of producers in the region. Coffee has been part of their lives for so long that their inhabitants’ experiences and learnings are inextricably linked to it.  

  • Region Alto Ihuamaca & El Huabo, San Ignacio district
  • Farm Name Various smallholders
  • Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
  • Processing Washed
  • Processing Description Dried on raised beds and patios
  • Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Bourbon, Catimor, Caturra, Costa Rica, Mundo Novo, Pache, Typica
  • Screen Size 14 Up
  • Climate Subtropical highland
  • On Sale No
  • Top Lot Yes
  • Status Spot
  • Certifications Organic
  • Coffee Grade PER CA WA SHB MCM G1
  • CTRM Contract Number P608926-3
  • Country of Origin Peru
  • Warehouse The Annex

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