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
Opening Bid:$4.00/lb
Increment:$0.10
Weight:36 lbs
Varietal:Pache
Process:Washed
Location:San Juan Sacatepequez
Producer:Guillermo Sanchez
Country:GUATEMALA

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Farm details

Producer Name: Guillermo Sanchez
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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