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Quick Facts
All the facts about our Colombia Finca La Ricaurte Lychee Honey
| Region | Ciudad Bolivar |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cafelumbus |
| Variety | Caturra |
| Process | honey |
| Type | Unwashed Arabica |
| Category | Microlot |
| Harvest | from October to December |
| Shipping | from January to March |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 35kg |
Colombia
Finca La Ricaurte Lychee Honey
honey
This farm protects the natural woods and rainforest that have many water resources.
Finca La Ricaurte is located in the municipality of Ciudad Bolivar with an extension of 150 ha, from which approx. 50 ha, are reserved in natural tropical rainforest to protect the water resources.
This farm belongs to the Velez family, a traditional coffee growing family, that has past it from generation to generation.
The farm is loctaed between 1700 and 2000 m.a.s.l.
In the area of the farm there is mainly the variety Caturra planted, and the processing is washed in the traditional manner.
The farm works with RAINFOREST AND CAFE PRACTICES certifications.
Origin
Specialty coffee from Colombia
Varieties
Typica, Caturra, Castillo
Processing methods
Mainly washed processed, for specialty lots also natural and honey processed
Altitude range
1000 – 2300 masl
Harvest
Main harvest October – February, Mitaca harvest March – August
Total yearly production
Around 11.3 million 60kg bags in 2022/23
Colombia has thanks to its geographic position around the equator the advantage to have two crops and therefore fresh coffee all year around. Thanks to its three mountain ranges of the Andes from the north to the south, it creates different climatic and cultural areas, which makes the flavour of the coffee from each department in Colombia unique.
Main production areas: Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Tolima, Huila, Quindio, Risaralda, Nariño, Caldas, Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Santander, Norte de Santander, Sierra Nevada
Port of shipment: Cartagena, Santa Marta, Buenaventura
Export bag size: 70kg
Total number of coffee farmers: over 563,000 small coffee families
Cup Profile: High acidity, medium body, fruity fragrance, citric and sweet notes
| Region | Ciudad Bolivar |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cafelumbus |
| Variety | Caturra |
| Process | honey |
| Type | Unwashed Arabica |
| Harvest | from October to December |
| Shipping | from January to March |
| Unit | GrainPro Sack à 35kg |
This farm protects the natural woods and rainforest that have many water resources.
Finca La Ricaurte is located in the municipality of Ciudad Bolivar with an extension of 150 ha, from which approx. 50 ha, are reserved in natural tropical rainforest to protect the water resources.
This farm belongs to the Velez family, a traditional coffee growing family, that has past it from generation to generation.
The farm is loctaed between 1700 and 2000 m.a.s.l.
In the area of the farm there is mainly the variety Caturra planted, and the processing is washed in the traditional manner.
The farm works with RAINFOREST AND CAFE PRACTICES certifications.
