Description
Varietal – Bourbon, Caturra
Process – Washed
Altitude – 1,500 – 1,700 Meters above sea level
Finca El Naranjo is a small farm in the highlands of La Democracia, in Huehuetenango. In 1985, Manuel Velasquez Aguilar purchased his first plot from Juan Pérez and Francisca Morales. The land was originally utilized for corn, sugar cane production, with a smaller portion dedicated to coffee. Slowly, Manuel and his family planted fruit trees throughout the land, and replaced cornfields with Bourbon, Caturra, and Pache coffee plants.
In 1995, Manuel’s father Pascual Velásquez gave him another lot as inheritance. Manuel is proud to be a certified
organic producer, and is exemplary of ASOPCE standards. Fertilizer is obtained vermiculture compost cultivated
on the farm, from a combination of cherry pulp, plants and farm animal waste.
