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2006 Colombia Second Harvest Cup of Excellence® Winning Farms - Auction October 26, 2006
Lot#: 11 Ezequiel Arango Rivas - San José
Lot#11: Ezequiel Arango Rivas Lot#11: Ezequiel Arango Rivas Lot#11: Ezequiel Arango Rivas
History

I am a coffee grower per tradition. Originally I had another farm which I sold to buy this new one, thinking in the benefit and future of my wife and sons. I am entirely dedicated to my family and farm.

Environmental Care

6 hectares from the farm correspond to native forest in the mountain, in this mountain born 8 small sources of fresh water which I protect very carefully.

Coffee Processing Information

I apply chemical and organic fertilizers to the soil twice per year. Pest control is done by cultural methods (re – re). We keep the good practices of handling of the coffee, according to the suggestions of the technical from the Federation of Coffee Growers. Picking up the ripe beans, depulping without water, fermenting for 18 hours and washing with fresh water.

Other Statistics:
Soil Type: Franco Arcilloso
Annual Precipitation: 1500 - 2000 millimeters
Shade Grown Type: Semishade
Water Source: Natural Sources
No. Permanent Employees: 6
No. Temporary Employees: 25

Property Characteristics: Coffee Characteristics:
Farm: San José
Farmer: Ezequiel Arango Rivas
Rank: 11
City: Planadas
Region: Tolima
Country: Colombia
Farm Size: 33.00 Hectares
Coffee growing area: 6.00 Hectares
Altitude: 1800 masl
Certification: None
Variety: Caturra 90%, Colombia 10%
Processing System: Traditional Wet Milling Process
Lot Size: 15 bags
International Jury Score: 88.27
Cupping Number #: 51
Price: 3.60 USD
Winning Bidder: Kaffa, Oslo
Jury Descriptions: Rich Body, Syrupy Sweet, Black Cherry (12), Good Tobacco Notes (2), Orange (14), Creamy (27), Chocolate (28), Nice Dark Chocolate Bitterness
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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