Panama - Ojo de Agua Estate

Red fruits, pomegranate, rock candy

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Bag Weight	60 KG BAG
Harvest Season	2022/23
Status	Spot
Lot Number	P611053-1

Alameda, CA: 23 Bag(s)

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About This Coffee

Hartmann farm is a 3rd generation family business located in Santa Clara, Renacimiento. It is made up of 2 Plantations: Santa Clara Hartmann farm and Ojo de Agua, located between 1,300 and 2,000 meters above sea level with almost 100 hectares of forest reserves that surround La Amistad National Park.

Coffee is grown under the shade of native rainforest trees that have been there for many years. The Hartmans try not to cut down trees, replanting native trees and bananas to maintain the natural cycle and healthy soil and wildlife.

Country of Origin	Panama
Region	Chiriqui
Processing	Washed
Growing Altitude	1600m - 1800m

Harvest Season	2022/23
Bag Weight	60 KG BAG
Bag Type	Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species	Arabica
Variety	Catuai, Caturra

History of Coffee in Panama

There are some indications that green coffee first arrived in Panama as early as 1742, but the first attempts at commercial cultivation didn’t occur until the 1780’s. Planting at low altitudes around the port city of Portobelo, these efforts failed. It would be another 100 years, when coffee was planted in the highlands around the Volcano “Baru,” before commercial cultivation of Panama coffee was successful; however, nearly all coffee grown in Panama was used for internal consumption and the country was better known for exporting tea. Panamanians drank more coffee than they grew and had to import coffee to meet demand until the 1940’s. Exports grew slowly over the years, peaking in 1996 at 181,000 bags. Although there have been a few spikes since then, exports have settled down around 50,000 bags for the last 10 years as producers shifted their focus from volume to quality. More than 50% of coffee production is still consumed domestically.

Growing Coffee in Panama

Panama coffee grows in the west, near the border with Costa Rica in the highlands of Chiriqui, which means “Valley of the Moon.” Most coffee grows in two areas near the volcano Buru: Boquete and Volcan-Candela above 1,500 masl. Many coffee estates in Panama are 30-50 hectares and many coffee families are descendant of American and European immigrants, but there are indigenous farmers and farms as small as a few hectares. Most Panama coffee is washed and sun or machine dried. Panama grows Typica, Caturra, Catuai, Bourbon, San Ramon, Pache, Mundo Novo and, of course Geisha.