Lot 2: Pache
A natural mutation of the Typica variety related to a single gene that causes the plant to grow smaller (dwarfism), which allows it to be planted more densely and achieve higher yields. The variety was discovered in 1949 in Guatemala on the Brito farm in Santa Cruz Naranjo, Santa Rosa. From there it was selected by mass selection, meaning that a group of individuals are selected based on their superior performance, seed from these plants is bulked to form a new generation, and then the process is repeated. Mass selection took place across private farms in Guatemala, and from there spread to other regions and countries.
Lot Description
Reference Number: | 2 |
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Opening Bid: | $4.00/lb |
Increment: | $0.10 |
Weight: | 36 lbs |
Varietal: | Pache |
Process: | Washed |
Location: | San Juan Sacatepequez |
Producer: | Guillermo Sanchez |
Country: | GUATEMALA |
Coffee details
Farm details
Producer Name: | Guillermo Sanchez |
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Farm Name: | Finca San José Ocaña |
Country: | GUATEMALA |
Region: | Sacatepéquez Department |
Farm Size: | 175.0 ha |
Founding Year: | 1905 |
Altitude Range: | 1905 to 1955 masl |
Number of Coffee Trees: | 150 acres plants |
Location: | San Juan Sacatepequez |
Farm Elevation: | 200m - 250m |
Average Rainfall: | 1400 millimeters a year |
Producer Story:
San Jose Ocaña has been in the family for over 100 years, and has always been a sustainable agricultural operation, which started mainly as a forestry farm management. In time, it evolved to be a fine coffee producing farm, serving only the prime specialty coffee market. This is mainly as result of its high altitude, good clayish soils and varietals.
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