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La Soledad y Anexo
Acatenango, CHIMALTENANGO
 
 

Finca La Soledad has been a property of the Pérez family since 1895. The tradition of growing coffee has become the main activity of four generations. The farm was named in honor to my grandmother Soledad. Because of her and our ancestors’ love and passion dedicated to produce a high quality product, many recognitions and awards have been received. In 1961-1962, the 1st. place and gold award in wet milling was given to my father’s administration. It was not only the farm that we inherited, but also those feelings that make us continue the path of hard work to become better coffee growers. We believe that farms can only be sustainable if we are able to build long term relationships that allow us to responsibly plan our investments to improve life of employees and preserve our natural reserves.

Coffee has given us many satisfactions. Some of them are to be able to share and transmit our knowledge to our family, to be known as producers of high quality coffee with social and environment responsibility. We have also made technical improvements to the farm, wet mill and built relationships with buyers. All of these have reflected results in the improvement of our employee’s lives.

Acatenango region has many advantages for growing coffee: altitude, microclimate, appropriate soil, excellent varieties that combined to produce the special quality jurors enjoyed in the cup.

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Farm profile

       

Geographic characteristics

Location: Acatenango, CHIMALTENANGO
Area: 91 ha
Altitude range: 4791 - 5578 feet
Type of soil and predominant element: Loamy-Sand
Shade trees: Inga and Gravilea

 

Climatic characteristics

Average temperature: 21°C
Annual rainfall: 1700mm
Relative humidity: 80%

 

Coffee production characteristics

Harvest season: October to March
Drying process: Sun
Mill: Wet
Annual production: 800 (69-Kg bags)

 

Coffee lot to auction
Rank: 19

Coffee lot: 20 (69-Kg bags)
Varieties: Caturra and bourbon

Cup characteristics
Sample: 835
Cupping description

citric acidity 15, bright acidity 11 long finish 11 sweet lemon aftertaste 9 lively 3, smooth 5 rich 7 velvety 4 creamy 5 clean 4 floral flavor 5 mandarin orange 8 apple 5 apricot 5 buterscotch 2

Flavor Sweetness Acidity Clean Cup Finish Balance Mouth-Feel Overall
6.05 6.325 6.25 5.925 6.05 6.05 6.15 6.025
Score: 84.825
 
 

Previous Awards  


Cup of Excellence®2006, Cup of Excellence®2008, Cup of Excellence®2009


 
 
 
Cup of Excellence®2008
Internet Auction
Participating Farms
El Injerto I
La Bendición
San Guayaba
El Socorro y Anexos
San Sebastián
Granja El Tempixque
Santa Delfina y Anexos
Las Nubes y Anexos
Chibulbut
Chalabal
San Rafael Urías Valdés
Florencia y Anexo
Finca de Dios
El Porvenir
Las Rosas
ACCSO
El Faro
La Igualdad
La Soledad y Anexo
Chichupac (combined lot of 3 members)
La Pacaya (combined lot with La Cumbre de Amalem)
La Perla y Anexos
La Joya
San Rafael Pacún
Candelaria
 
 
 
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