Peru Nueva Florida

Nya skörden från våra peruanska vänner i Nueva Florida är äntligen här! Detta är sjätte året som vi kan erbjuda det ekologiska kaffet från familjen Ccoillar som för 25 år sedan sadlade om från att odla potatis till kaffeodling, de hade tröttnat på torka, dåliga skördar och banklån som aldrig kunde betalas tillbaka. Den äldsta sonen Florentino bestämde sig för att lämna sin uppväxtgård i Anderna och hittade till sist en bit höglandsjungel som var till salu i distriktet Rio Negro. Han planterade sina första kaffeträd och kallade den framväxande gården för Nueva Florida. Successivt så har resten av familjen flyttat med.

Almost 20 years later, they are farming together, and through their joint efforts, they have succeeded in producing a truly fine organic coffee. We at Gringo are delighted to be able to purchase their harvest and are extremely pleased with our long-standing relationship with these hard-working producers. In 2024, they also visited us at the roastery, and we had two amazing days with Saturnina and Florentino.

• PRODUCERS  Amadeo Ramos Ccoillar and Elisa Paraguay Quispe, Florentino Ramos Ccoillar, Rafael Paraguay Quispe, Ever Camasca, Albina Leandres, Saturnina Ledesma, Marcelino Limache

BACKGROUND

The Ramos Ccoillar family members, the founders of the Nueva Florida community, originally come from theHuancavelica region in the Andes of Peru. Back in the days, the family used farm potatoes. But droughts, poor harvests in the region, and high debts with the agricultural bank resulted in serious financial stress.

The oldest son Florentino decided to leave the region and look for opportunities somewhere else in Peru. He found a piece of highland jungle that was for sale and called it La Nueva Florida – ‘The new blossoming’. There he planted his first coffee plants. Thanks to his experience as a day labourer on other farms, he had a clear vision of how he wanted to build up his own plantation.

This happened just over twenty years ago, and over time more and more family members have followed suit and settled in the area. One of them is his younger brother Amadeo, who came with his girlfriend Elisa. The farms are still surrounded by a beautiful, mountainous and lush landscape, rich in shady trees and fruit trees. Today, La Nueva Florida has developed into a small community, where all the inhabitants originate from Huancavelica.

Organically Certified (SE-EKO-04)