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La Cumbre
Name of the landowner: Margarita Luc í a D í azde L ó pez
Farm name: La Cumbre
Farm altitude: 1500-1550 masl
City: Chalchuapa
Region: Santa Ana (Cordillera Apaneca-Ilamatepec)
Lot altitude: 1550
Lot variety: Gesha
Year of planting: 2014
Soil type: volcano
Slope: facing northeast
Solar exposure: solar growth
Average rainfall: 1700-2200 mm / year
Wet grinding process: Cherry is washed by mechanical siphon and Flotters is removed
Process: natural (non-pulping)
Drying process: lifting bed for 13 days
Harvest month: January / March 2018
Farm extension: 10 hectares
Total farm output: 30069kg bags
Farm Story:
It was founded in 1872 by Margarita Lucia Diaz de Lopez's great-grandfather, Mr. Cornelio Lemus, and has remained in the family for five generations. In 2004, Margarita's son, Emilio Lopez Diaz, began to supervise and manage La Cumbre. La Cumbre originally grew red bourbon, and in the last few years after rusting, he underwent a mayoral renovation. Yellow bourbon and Pacamara varieties were introduced to the farm in 2013, followed by Gesha in 2014 and SL-34 in 2015. In 2016 and 2017, the renewal continues to add Ethiopian heirloom varieties, which will soon shine and become part of the La Cumbre variety.
All the post-production work is done at Beneficio El Manzano, a state-of-the-art facility located near El Manzano Farm. The factory has a production capacity of about 600 tons of exported coffee, which is mainly composed of high-end specialty coffee, mainly concentrated in natural, honey and complete washing processes. The plant is also used by different institutions and entities for CQI to provide newly launched Q-Processing courses, and Pinhalense milling equipment manufacturers are also testing and developing new equipment focusing on high-end coffee.
Finca La Cumbre and Beneficio El Manzano are fully operated and managed by a fully vertically integrated coffee group called Cuatro M Cafes, which operates in El Salvador, the United States and Brazil. These businesses include brands such as Finca Ayutepeque,Fazenda Santana,Topeca Coffee,Odyssey Coffees.
