COLOMBIA FINCA YARUMAL GEISHA - FILTER

Omar Cardenas Benavides owns the 11 hectare Finca La Esperanza and Finca Yarumal in the Acevedo region of Huila, Colombia. 

This gorgeous farm has clay loam / volcanic soil and breathtaking terrain. Omar has planted nearly 30,000 trees and takes a very diligent approach to processing. They pick the ripest cherries every 15-20 days during harvest, use traditional pulpers, then dry ferment the coffee for 18-20 hours and rinse the coffee 3 times with clean water before drying in parabolic dryers for up to 18 days depending on weather. 

From Omar: 

When I was 7 years old my father helped me planting 300 coffee trees; he gave me a piece of land as an inheritance and when I got married, with the help of my wife, I bought another 4 hectares of land, which I also planted with coffee. Thanks to coffee I was able to pay for the education of my children, and I am proud to have been a finalist in the Best Cup Competitions. 

It is also very satisfying to be able to represent my municipality as a producer of high quality coffee. I am grateful for the help of the agronomists who have helped me continue to improve the quality of my coffee.