Overview

Back in 1870, Fabio Morán and Etifanio Silva decided to conquer this hostile territory, sowing coffee trees in one of the highest summits of the Apaneca-Ilamatepec Mountain Range. They named Siberia, the 28 hectares of land, for its chaotic weather conditions, along with its difficult accessibility. One century later, Rafael Silva, inherited the property.

Rafael, a fourth generation of coffee growers from this area, considers himself lucky because he has never had big problems working the plantation. In the edition of COE 2005, Siberia got the 4th place with a lot of Pacamara variety. Again, Rafael Enrique decided to participate in the event COE 2007, this time with a lot of Bourbon variety. This variety is cultivated in 75% of the Siberia farm and got into the group of winners. For these results Siberia is considered a privilege farm.

His ecological awareness has allowed him to put in place innovative ways to produce organic matter for fertilization. He purchased a massive production of earthworms to process the coffee pulp to create “lombricompost” that he uses to fertilize the trees. The farm has colonial practices to take care of the soils. It has natural wind and erosion barriers, and each year they are use less chemicals fertilizers.

Other Statistics:
Coffee varieties: Pacamara Bourbón & Caturra
Type of Shade: Pepeto, Cedro, Ciprés and others.
Average Annual Rainfall: 2,500 mm
Average Temperature: 18º C
Type of Soil: Clay loam & sandy loam
Annual Production: (60kg) 500 bags
Mill and company where lot was process: Beneficio El Borbollón, El Borbollón S.A. de C.V.
Fauna: Armadillo, opossum, squirrel, deer, rabbit, Baltimore oriole, etc.

GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: N 13° 54’ 38.6’’
Longitude: W 89° 42’ 27.3’’