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Warmisita - BV
History
At 69 years of age, with ten children and thirteen grandchildren,
Alejandra Ramos Ticona de Montaño is producing excellent coffees.
Alejandra explains that she has produced coffee for
more than fifty years and with the help of her husband Cervando Montaño
and her ten children she established the Montaño farm located in Coroico.
Although the Montaño family has participated in
previous Cup of Excellence competitions, this is the first time that
they have made it to the International Jury. “I’ve always worked to
obtain a quality coffee and always wanted to win. This is really a dream
come true. With my husband we have always hoped to sell our coffee to
other countries and with this auction we’ll be able to. Because of this
I am very happy and motivated to keep producing more and more coffee.”
Alejandra explained that now she needs to keep
producing coffee and renewing her old coffee plantations, “Now I want to
keep working because I have to look out for my grandchildren and my
children. We are all in this together from my smallest grandchild to my
oldest son.”
The Montaño family is a living example of unity and
strength, demonstrating that working as a team one can get far. “We have
always taught our children the value of hard work and we also want to
instill in our grandchildren a desire to continue this tradition of
coffee cultivation which my husband, Cervando, and I began 50 years
ago.”
Quality Practices
The ripe coffee cherry harvest is done manually, process in which the
whole family intervenes during the four months that the harvest takes
place, from May to September; the coffee cherry is immersed in water in
order to do the first selection of vain coffee beans. The pulping is
done in a mechanical depulper daily, immediately after harvest. The
coffee is fermented for 15 hours, time in which the mucilage is
separated. The coffee is manually washed with clean water coming from
the slopes of the mountains. The coffee is then sun dried on raised
platforms.
Environmental Care
Production is carried out without the use of any chemical fertilizers or
pesticides.
Other Statistics:
Type of Soil: Clay and Sand
Average Annual Rainfall: 1,700 mm
Type of Shade: Siquili
Weeding: Twice per year
Pruning: Sanitary pruning
Production practices: Certified Organic CEDES
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