Grower Lucio Villca operates a small 10 hectare farm in the community of Colonia San Ignacio in Caranavi province. Only 4 hectares of the farm, located at 1700 meters (5575 feet), are planted with coffee. The soil is clay loam. Varietal is Typica.
He harvests only ripe fruit and his coffee is individually processed as traditional fully washed, with fermentation, washing with clean spring water and 100% sun drying taking place at the Co-op. Lucio, in addition to being a coffee grower, is also the marketing manager of the Coop.
Above is a photo of him standing beside his very tall Typica coffee trees.Lucio Villca’s coffee was a National Jury Winner at the 2009 Bolivia Cup of Excellence and was sent to the International Jury. It failed by a fraction of a point to make it into the international winners and related auction. Looking among some of the National winners of such competitions can yield coffees of distinction and surprising value; such is the case here.
Cup Characteristics: Caramel, orange, jasmine, tropical fruit, milk chocolate. Transparent citrus, tangerine acidity. Creamy,velvety mouthfeel with a complex body.
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