LAS CASITAS

About This Coffee

Maria Melva Rodriguez owns the farm Las Casitas in the Agua Caliente area of Corquin, Copan and has been cultivating coffee for 15 years. Although her farm is less than one hectare of land, she maintains it under natural forest canopy. This encourages greater biodiversity and provides ample shade for the coffee plants to flourish without the need for chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Due to the increased income generated from specialty microlot sales, Maria has been able to regenerate areas of her farm and improve her living conditions. After selective harvesting only the ripe red coffee cherries, Maria delivers her coffee to the local mill where they are cleaned, washed and floated to remove any immature or defective cherries. The coffee is then sealed in barrels to macerate for 72 hours before being turned regularly on drying beds for up to 30 days.