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Overview
The history of this farm goes back to the beginning
of last century with Álvarez Prunera family’s great-grandfather: Rafael
Álvarez Lalinde. Mr. Alvarez Lalinde, Malacara’s first owner had 4 sons:
Rafael, Jorge, Carlos and Samuel Álvarez Ángel. Samuel Álvarez Ángel
inherited the Malacara farm and the property was transferred to his
descendants: Emma Noemy, Francisco Arturo and Samuel Álvarez Meza.
Malacara farm was then divided in three equal
fractions, A, B and C, one for each member of the Alvarez Meza family.
The “B” fraction was inherited by Emma Noemy Alvarez Meza de Dumont and
from then on a family owned enterprise called Chantuc S.A. to avoid
dividing it again, each member holds shares. On its 49 hectares, the
average age of coffee trees is 40 years, with densities of 3,500 trees
per hectare and yielding some 25 quintals per hectare.
For third year in a row Malacara “B” achieved an
award in the COE event. In the COE event 2006 was 13th place, in 2007
ranked in 20th and now in 2008 jumped to 5th place. With these awards
won in a row, Malacara “B” shows the high quality of coffee that it
produces.
Chantuc S.A. helps support a school and a health
center within the farm that was originally donated by the firsts
Malacara’s owners. This farm is grown with 95% Bourbon and 5% Pacas on a
sandy-loam soil, harvesting usually takes place between January and
March while flowering goes from April trough May. The shade canopy is
mainly made up of Ingas and mountain trees such as cedar, walnut,
gravileo and avocado among others.
There are two stories regarding the origin of the
name of this farm: one told that “Malacara” was named after one local
indigenous chief who lived in the area and who was known as the “Cacique
Malacara”. The other, talks about the relation between the farm
appearance when Rafael Álvarez (grandfather of Francisco Arturo) bought
it, and the face expression that his friends made when they saw the farm
for the first time. The story told that it was so chaotic that everyone
gave no hope on the farm and everybody made an “ugly face” or
“Mala-Cara” because they imagined how difficult would be to establish a
coffee farm there.
Additional information:
Location: Cantón La Montañita, Santa Ana
Coffee varieties: Bourbón & Pacas
Type of Shade: Pepeto, Gravileo, trompillo, cedar, walnuts, etc.
Average Annual Rainfall: 2,500 mm
Average Temperature: 18º C
Type of Soil: Clay loam and sandy loam
Annual Production: (60kg) 990 bags
Mill and company where lot was process: Beneficio Borbollón, El
Borbollón S.A. de C.V.
Fauna: Toucans, white wing doves, torogoz, charas, orioles, squirrels,
wild cats, small reptiles, etc.
GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: 13° 52’ 58.5’’ N
Longitude: 89° 38’ 10’’ W
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