Peru Monte Verde Amazonas Province

Cafe Monteverde was started by husband-wife duo, Alfonso Tejada and Karen Araoz. While both Tejada and Araoz grew up in Rodriguez de Mendoza, they previously owned a travel agency together in Lima. After selling their agency, the two purchased Finca Timbuyacu and moved back to their hometown.

Finca Timbuyacu became the foundation of Cafe Monteverde, which they established in 2003. The pair were committed to improving social conditions for other small producers in the region, and they envisaged the business as a means of helping producers in the region to market their coffee in better conditions. Since it was founded, Café Monteverde has been establishing relationships with a wide range of producers and producer organisations. In addition to producing a range of their own micro-lots from Finca Timbuyacu, they market group lots such as this one and provide a range of services for the producers with whom they work.

Perhaps most significant is the role Finca Timbuyacu plays as a model farm. Members can visit to learn about farm management and harvesting as well as post-harvest practices like fermentation, washing and different drying methods. Finca Timbuyacu specializes in teaching members a variety of skills that will lift their quality of production to the highest level possible.

Monteverde helps member farms take steps to ensure good soil management and conservation. Members plant living barriers and diverse shade trees and add contour lines to reduce erosion. Araoz and Tejada are also taking an active role in the communities of their producers. In 2010, the organisation collectively purchased a playground for children in one producer community. Then, in 2014, they purchased 40 new mattresses for children whose sleeping conditions were substandard.

Filter roast

Process: Fully Washed 
Variety: Bourbon, Catimor, Catuai, Pache, Typica 
Altitude: 1400-1800 m

Stone fruits. Almond. Milk chocolate.