Colombia
Cauca
Nidia Pachongo
Las Veraneras
Caturra
Washed
May-September
Sweet, Brown Sugar, Citrus
1800 meters
N/A
70kg with liner
SOLD OUT
Aura Nidia Pachongo’s farm, Las Veraneras, is located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood. She inherited the farm from her family many years ago. The property is situated at 1800 meters in the mountains north of the Rio Paez. The main harvest takes place during the rainy season from May to July, and the final passes of cherry collection occur in August and September.
The 2-hectare farm has bananas, vegetables, and chickens in addition to coffee. All is farmed without chemical inputs. Finca Las Veraneras participated in the Producer Alliance program with USAID to install depulping equipment and fermentation tanks. After being depulped, coffee dry ferments for 20 hours in a plastic tank. Once it is washed, the coffee is transferred to a shaded parabolic dryer. Aura is a member of ASPROFECH producer association in the region of San Luis Tierradentro.
The Colombian department of Cauca lies in the southwestern part of the country, with the Pacific Ocean to the west, Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east, and Nariño, Putumayo, and Caqueta Departments to the south. Many rivers traverse Cauca and the Central Range of the Andes Mountains runs through the department. Popayan is the capital city and Cauca’s population is distributed throughout the rural highlands and valleys.
