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Amatenango de la Frontera

Mexico - Chiapas - Amatenango - Rubeli J/Leonel J - Bourbon - Natural

CaturraGarnicaBourbonNatural

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About this coffee

In 2010, our partner Jesus Salazar developed a coffee-growing project in Chiapas involving the Caféologo Mayan communities. Today, he works directly with 280 micro-producers who grow high-quality coffee under shade on small farms averaging 2 hectares.

This batch comes from the production of Rubeli Jacob and Leonel Jimenez. When Cafeologo met them in 2021, these two producers affiliated to the Beneficio Comunautario Sierra Madre were only producing a washed coffee process.

The Cafeologo team suggested that they buy their cherries and carry out a natural process, to test it out. Satisfied with the result, they trained themselves and now process part of their production naturally, like this coffee, with its notes of honey, caramel and yellow fruit.

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  • Origin

    Mexico
  • Region

    Chiapas
  • Terroir

    Amatenango de la Frontera
  • Producer

    Rubeli Jacob / Leonel Jiménez
  • Species

    Arabica
  • Varieties

    Caturra,

    Garnica,

    Bourbon

  • Process

    Natural

  • Packaging

    50kg - Jute bags

  • Altitude

    1700
  • Harvest period

    February - May
  • Type of harvest

    Manual

The region Chiapas

Located in the southwest of Mexico, the Chiapas region has a contrasting landscape of coasts, valleys, mountains and tropical forests. Coffee is grown at altitudes of between 1,300 and 1,700 meters above sea level. It is one of the most important coffee producing regions in Mexico, accounting for 40% of the country's total production. Significantly, Chiapas shares a border with Guatemala's famous Huehuetenango region, which has a significant influence on the coffee's aromatic profile.

The climatic conditions in Chiapas make for rich and varied agriculture. Coffee and cocoa are grown here, as well as bananas, corn, mangoes, honey and cane sugar. Mexico is a diverse and challenging coffee-growing region. It is home to many indigenous communities: Maya, Tseltal, Tzotzil, Ch'ol, Tojol-ab... farmers who are proud of their heritage and their unique varieties, which date back several centuries. Most of the coffee plantations are family-run and there is a growing number of solidarity-based cooperatives. In short, this is a region rich in culinary, cultural and geographical diversity!

Meet Rubeli Jacob / Leonel Jiménez

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