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2006 Colombia Second Harvest Cup of Excellence® Winning Farms - Auction October 26, 2006
Lot#: 6 Jesús Anselmo Guevara - Piedra Blanca
Lot#6: Jesús Anselmo Guevara Lot#6: Jesús Anselmo Guevara Lot#6: Jesús Anselmo Guevara
History

I was born in the Samaniego Municipality 42 years ago. The farm was originally from my parents and 20 years ago I bought it. My family is conformed by my wife, and two daughters and we both work very hard in the farm. We were Cup of Excellence Winners in the Second Competition of Colombia one year ago. And after my commitment with the quality I have had a new chance to go to the auction with a better ranking.

Environmental Care

We have a septic tank for the liquid wastes. We use the pulp of the coffee as organic fertilizer and we don’t apply chemical pesticides for pest control.

Coffee Processing Information

The fertilization is done twice per year with chemical products and additionally we apply the pulp of the coffee. We do cultural control for broca (re re). The main crop in the farm is from April to June.

Other Statistics:
Soil Type: Volcanic
Annual Precipitation: 1400 millimeters
Shade Grown Type: Semishade
Water Source: Natural Sources
No. Permanent Employees: 1
No. Temporary Employees: 15

Property Characteristics: Coffee Characteristics:
Farm: Piedra Blanca
Farmer: Jesús Anselmo Guevara
Rank: 6
City: Samaniego
Region: Nariño
Country: Colombia
Farm Size: 2.50 Hectares
Coffee growing area: 2.50 Hectares
Altitude: 1800 masl
Certification: None
Variety: Caturra 100%
Processing System: Traditional Wet Milling Process
Lot Size: 15 bags
International Jury Score: 89.04
Cupping Number #: 14
Price: 4.35 USD
Winning Bidder: Wataru for Ogawa Coffee
Jury Descriptions: Mapple, Blackberries, Caramel, Crisp and Bright Acidity (18), Velvety (19), Citric (7)
Please Note: If a number appears in brackets next to a description it indicates the number of jurors that agreed with that particular decription.

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