Peru
Cajamarca
Smallfarm Holders
Smallfarm Farms
Catimor, Caturra, Pache, Typica, Bourbon
Washed
2025 - 2026
Red Fruit, Caramel, Milk Chocolate, Citrus
1750 meters
N/A
69 Kg W/GrainPro
USA - Charleston, SC - RPM
USA - New Jersey - CTI
USA - Oakland, CA - Annex - CTI
When it comes to buying green coffee, maintaining consistency in cup profile can be a real challenge for roasters. With so many different flavor profiles and crops that vary due to climate conditions, offering the same coffee to clients and consumers can become
difficult. With that in mind, we developed the Core Coffees program: a curated selection coffees from some of the world’s key origin countries: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Perú, México Guatemala and Honduras.
Core Coffees are named after the national tree of each origin, celebrating the culture and natural environment from which they come. Our green coffee buyers carefully select lots that represent the traditional cup characteristics of each country.
The Ciprés was officially declared Mexico’s national tree in 1921. Revered since Aztec times and commonly planted near lakes and canals, it symbolizes endurance, wisdom, and connection to water and community life.
Quina is sourced from smallholder producers across the most important coffee-growing regions of Peru, such as Cajamarca and Cusco, a country recognized for its diverse landscapes and rich coffee heritage. This coffee is curated to represent the distinct identity of Peruvian coffee, shaped by high elevations, fertile soils, and the traditions of indigenous communities. Producers deliver their harvest to local mills where the coffee is fully washed and sun-dried, reflecting both ancestral knowledge and regional character. This sourcing approach allows us to offer a consistent supply of coffee that highlights the clean, sweet, and balanced qualities for which Peru is celebrated.
Cajamarca Department of Peru shares a border with Ecuador to the north, and the Peruvian Departments of Amazonas to the east, La Libertad to the south, and Lambayeque and Piura to the west. The Andes mountains run through Cajamarca, and the fertile soil and mineral deposits make agriculture, dairy farming, and mining principal economies of the region.
In the 15th Century, the Incan empire expanded into what is today the Cajamarca department and established their regional capital in the city of Cajamarca, today the capital of the department. The city of Cajamarca is one of the oldest cities in South America.
Coffee farming in Cajamarca is centered around the city of Jaen, high in the mountains. The western reaches of the Amazon Rainforest extend to Jaen and its environs. Cajamarca has thirteen provinces, many of which are crisscrossed by rivers flowing from high in the Andes down to fertile river basins.
Coffee from Cuzco, Peru, is grown in the mountainous Andes region, where local communities—many with Quechua heritage—carry on traditional agricultural practices rooted in a deep respect for the land. Cuzco’s coffee farmers work on small family plots, passing down their knowledge through generations to maintain a balance between nature and coffee cultivation. This region not only provides an ideal environment for growing coffee but also holds a rich cultural history that remains a vital part of Peru’s coffee production.