Peru Cafe Origenes

Producer Name Alejandro Condori Choqque and Cleofe Consa Ttito
Farm Name Pisunayniyuq (Quechua for “Place of the Pisunay Tree”)
Cooperative Origins of the Lacco Valley Coop (Café Orígenes)
Municipality Calca
Department Cusco
Region Cusco

Sun Exposure Shade Grown
Farm Size 5 hectares with 3 hectares dedicated to coffee
Altitude 2,083masl
Latitude -12.769402
Longitude -72.009597

Variety Typica
Process Washed
Fermentation Dry 24 Hours
Drying Raised beds in a covered greenhouse

Harvest Year September, 2024

Flavor Caramel, Marshmallow, Vanilla, Milk Chocolate, Cherry, Orange
Descriptors Coating, Sweet, Rounded

About this coffee In 2022, we received an introduction to the Origins of the Lacco Valley Coop (Café Orígenes) after participating in some market research that was being conducted on how the indigenous Quechua farmers of the area might be able to gain market access for their coffees in North America. During the market research we learned a lot about their work, their dedication to stewarding the land, and their focus on improving farmer pay alongside cup quality, and we became enthralled by the idea of buying their coffees.

Alejandro and Cleofe’s families have farmed coffee for multiple generations, and are founders of the new Lacco Valley Coop, which consists of 40 families who farm in the remote Mapacho River basin. There is no road to these farms – all coffee and supplies requires a 2 hour walk from the main road, and mules are used to transport all the harvested coffee up the steep hillsides to trucks that transport the coffee to the mill. This is the second time that their coffee will be sold in external markets using their names and farm name; last harvest Idle Hands helped to be the first roaster to sell their coffee using their names and farm.

Alongside with helping the farmers gain external market access for their coffees, the Lacco Valley Coop supports the indigenous Quechua farmers who are the guardians of the critical UNESCO World Heritage Site Manu National Park. The cooperative is also working hard on soil health, farm renovation, and irrigation projects to improve production with the hope of tripling farmer incomes over the next five years.

This is our third year buying Alejandro and Cleofe’s entire production; and last year, we returned an additional $1.00 per lb sold back to them, effectively doubling there income from coffee farming.