Peru Cajamarca FTO - Valle La Naranja

Dark Chocolate, kiwi, lime, grape, plum
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Bag Weight 69 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2023/24
Status Spot
Lot Number P612609-1
  • 12 Bag(s)
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About This Coffee

Alpes Andinos is a small organization of coffee farmers working in the La Coipa and Huabal districts of Cajamarca in northern Peru,  founded in 2019 and currently consisting of 150 members. This lot is produced by 30 smallholder farmers growing fully-washed, organic-certified coffees near the village of La Naranja at elevations ranging from 1800-1850 meters above sea level.

After picking only ripe cherries, these producers undertake an extended double fermentation process, first fermenting the coffees in cherry for 48 hours before pulping on the fourth day and fermenting for an additional 48 hours to fully loosen the mucilage for washing. The fully washed parchment is then transferred to solar dryers for 15-2- days until ideal moisture levels have been achieved. 

Country of Origin Peru
Harvest Season 2023/24
Coffee Grade PER CA WA SHB MCM G1
Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species Arabica
Processing Washed
Region La Naranja, La Coipa, Cajamarca
Farm Name 25 producers
Certifications Organic Certified NOP, FLO Fairtrade Certified

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 La Naranja, La Coipa, Cajamarca
  • Farm Name 25 producers
  • Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
  • Processing Washed
  • Processing Description Extended double fermentation, dried in solar dryers
  • Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Min Growing Altitude 1800m
  • Max Growing Altitude 1850m
  • On Sale No
  • Top Lot Yes
  • Status Spot
  • Certifications Organic Certified NOP, FLO Fairtrade Certified
  • Coffee Grade PER CA WA SHB MCM G1
  • CTRM Contract Number P612609-1
  • Country of Origin Peru
  • Warehouse The Annex CA