Our lush Peru Yapaz Bajo Natural comes from the coop a new co-op in the Highlands of Central Peru. COOPAGRY was born from the vision of the Vivanco family, who are third-generation coffee farmers living in the small town of Yapaz Bajo, which is located in Peru’s central jungle in the region of Junín. Peru’s central jungle has a diverse geography and climate, from tropical humid lowlands to temperate cloud forests at higher elevations. Yapaz Bajo, which is situated at about 1,400 meters above sea level, is right in the middle. It’s is one of dozens of small agricultural towns in an area of approximately 6,000 households known locally “El Valle Palomar” (The Palomar Valley).
The small family-owned plots of land for farming are called chacras, and in the Palomar Valley, chacras—typically 2 to 3 hectares in size—dot the landscape and extend up into the cloud forests of surrounding mountains. The area’s farmers grow a variety of crops, including papaya, sugarcane, guava, yuca, and bananas, all of which are typically intercropped with coffee trees.The environment of the area is lush and vibrant. Birdsong fills the air, and the green contours of the mountains, often shrouded in low-hanging clouds, evoke a sense of remote tropical tranquility.
After processing at the Vivanco Family Wet Mill the coffee is transported to the Pichanaqui Dry Mill. Upon arrival the whole cherries were dried in thick layers on patios and intentionally left unturned for 48 hours, encouraging an oxygen-limited fermentation phase before a slow drying over 25+ days. Then 10 weeks resting in dry cherry form before dry milling.
Our City Roast brings dense raspberry liqueur notes against a backdrop of bitter sweet chocolate.
Grower Small Holders - COOPERATIVA AGRARIA GROUPTHINK YAPAZ - COOPAGRY
Region San Luis de Shuaro District, Junín Region, Central Peru
Altitude 1,200 to 1,900 meters
Variety Mix of Caturra, Catimor, Catuai, Obata, and Tupi
Process Extended fermentation natural process
