La Finca MAYA ubicada en Alto Jaramillo entre los 1490 y 1650 msnm, se encuentra rodeada de distintos árboles maderables, frutales, flores y arbustos silvestres de frutillas, que cobijan la plantación de Geishas y Pacamara.

Nuestra finca fue adquirida en el año 1988, por nuestros padres Don Abelardo Guillén y Doña Celvy Sittón de Guillén quienes sembraron sus sueños de algún día ver florecer y fructificar un cafetal de variedades tradicionales, rodeado de exuberante naturaleza. Nosotros, sus hijos Yanko y Mario siendo la segunda generación en cultivar dicha finca, junto a la asesoría oportuna de mi pareja la Msc. Margoth Fuentes Serracín quien es Especialista en Manejo y Conservación de los Recursos Naturales utilizando microorganismos benéficos en los sistemas agroecológicos, integrando su experticia y conocimiento a nuestras ganas de continuar la caficultura con un giro fresco, decidimos en el año 2015 empezar a renovar dicho cafetal de casi 30 años de vida y se inicia un semillero de café Geisha, que en el  año 2016 se trasplanto ese primer lote y se renovó aproximadamente el 20% de la finca; es así como hoy podemos presentar nuestra cosecha  de esta joven plantación .

En la actualidad la finca se encuentra 100 % renovada distribuida entre un 90% variedad Geisha y un 10% Pacamara, sembrados de una forma escalonada en el tiempo desde el 2016 hasta el 2018. Dentro de nuestro manejo al cultivo resaltamos el uso de microorganismos de control biológico en todas la plantación desde el semillero, porque creemos en una agricultura regenerativa y eco-amigable.

Nombre de la Finca: MAYA COFFEE ESTATE
Ubicación: Alto Jaramillo, Boquete, Chiriquí- República de Panamá.
Persona de Contacto: Msc. Margoth Fuentes  ó  Dr. Mario Guillén
Cel: +507 6877-5030, +507 6948-7940
Correo electrónico: margothfuentes@gmail.com ó drmarioguillen85@gmail.com

Cafetalera Río Cochea, initially founded in 1998, with more than 20 years of experience, has dedicated itself to traditional Panamanian coffee production. Later on, in 2017, Cafetalera took on new leadership, implementing a new business model and vision that seeks to challenge and elevate the specialty coffee industry.

We welcomed a group of Panamanian and Colombian coffee professionals on board, and along with them, a new brand – Creativa Coffee District. Our forward-thinking specialty coffee project was made possible by transforming the traditional wet mill and drying patio into a modern, state-of-the-art processing facility. CCD integrates art and specialty coffee in a unique and authentic space where artists are promoted and celebrated to inspire industry participants worldwide to support and demand new coffee production standards that guarantee higher incomes for growers and sustainable ecological practices for processing stations worldwide.

We build relationships with top producers in Boquete, Hornitos, and Renacimiento, purchasing just-harvested, perfectly ripe coffee cherry from people and organizations that inspire us. Through this model, we are provided with exceptional raw material for our micro and nano lot fermentation processes.

We separate our offerings into two categories: Traditional Varieties and Exotic Varietals, each with its own Reserve Series subcategory for truly remarkable selections.

Our wet mill wasn’t always dedicated to the fusion of art and coffee, but it has long been a key location for coffee production in Panamá. When it was initially founded on July 10th, 1960, it quickly became one of the epicenters of coffee production for the country, producing up to 15% of the entire production, and played a significant role in creating the thriving industry we see today. Today, this rich history is that we carry forth using art to bring the story of the individuals and the cultures that this space holds.  Honoring the traditions by viewing them through the artistic lens is essential to inspire unity in this beautiful industry.

By seeking new expressions of historic spaces, we intend to create an environment open to experimentation, discourse, and above all else – creation.

Location: Volcancito Arriba, Boquete Province of Chiriquí Republic of Panamá.

Contact: Eduardo C. Urriola Real.

Cellular: (507) 6613-2714.

Email: ecurriola@hotmail.com

Farm acquired in 1990 and converted from agricultural activities such as carrots, coffee, lettuce etc. to Arabian coffee mainly Caturra and Catuay. In 2010 the Geisha coffee was introduced in small amount to increase the variety of coffee produced. Using a similar concept this year we will be planting Capamara coffee.

The Estate is compose of two farms, Café Rita Isabel, S. A. and Café Isabela acquired later fully planted with Caturra coffee.

Coffee is planted in a density of 4,000 plants per hectare. This past year 2016 we broke our record producing more than 36,000 latas in 20 hectare that is consider an excellent production. As mentioned above it was our record, our average is less than that.

The soil is the regular volcanic soil found in the Volcan Baru area, in the province of Chiriquí.

The altitude runs from 1,570 meters above sea level to 1,790 meters.

The coffee is mostly sold to Empresas Pascual with the exception of a small amount processed for competition to ensure that we are keeping the proper coffee quality.

Chemicals denominated as Green Label are mostly used.

As most of the coffee farms in the area our employees are native Ngobe Bugle, from the high land of Bocas Del Toro.

We make efforts to keep their children out of the farm, to help us on this action we have a Casa Esperanza teacher in our school giving the kids orientation and providing some nutrition meals to them.

Every year we have a welcome party around the end of the year with special activities for the children and their parents. We bring clowns that entertain them for almost a full day.

Our Permanent collaborators receive a yearend bonus base on coffee production. In order to help them with their expenses our company covers 100% of the social security expenses, this is an indirect salary increase.

The premises are made of cement with quarters properly maintained for permanent employees and coffee pickers.

Our effort are to maintain an adequate labor environment, respecting all laws and high effort of ecofriendly.

Paso Ancho, Chiriquí

Contact:

em@il: santamariaestatecoffee@gmail.com
Instagram & Facebook:  @santamariaestatecoffee

Edwin Santamaria
+507 6616-5947
santamaria.edwin@gmail.com

Edwin Santamaria Jr
+507 6925-7128
edwinsan23@gmail.com

The Santamaría Estate Coffee farm is located in Paso Ancho,  Tierras Altas District, Province of Chiriquí, Republic of Panama. The lowest point of the farm planted with coffee is 1564 m.a.s.l. while the highest point reaches up to 1946 m.a.s.l. The total farm area is 120 ha of which currently 60 ha are planted with coffee of varieties Caturra, Typica or Criollo and Geisha. The soils have special volcanic characteristics and together with certain amount of rainfall per year and varieties of high quality Arabica coffee produce coffee beans that have very special aroma, acidity and body.

This farm was taken into operation in 1950 by its founder Don Urbano Santamaría (RIP) who established the coffee plantations to sell to the Martins family, the owner of the Finca La Florentina S.A., situated in the neighbourhood of the property of Ing. Santamaría.

He began planting tall Arabica varieties like Criollo, Bourbon and Mundo Novo at a density of 1800 seedlings per hectare.

Due to health reasons Don Urbano Santamaría handed over the administration of his estate in 1980 to Don José Luis Santamaría, who continued with the farming practices and maintenance of the estate. He began to plant low tree but high-yielding variety such as Caturra, which has become predominant variety on the farm and currently accounts for 80% of its production.

In the 1990s Ing. Edwin Santamaría took over the management of the farm bringing a new dynamic to it, improving the planting and production processes that helped to increase productivity and significantly improved coffee quality. It is already the third generation of coffee farmers devoted to their work.

Due to the introduction of the Caturra variety on the farm, the planting density had been increased to 3 600 seedlings per hectare as Caturra was replanted in between tall varieties. This produced a unique combination in all lots, and at that time this diversity resulted in high-quality coffee and improved production per hectare.

The brand name of the specialty coffee produced by the company is SANTAMARÍA ESTATE COFFEE.

The farm produces specialty coffee of high altitude (from 1 564 to 1 946 m above sea level). The coffee produced at this height is of excellent quality, and it has all the characteristics to be graded as specialty coffee SHB (Strictly Hard Bean) on the international market.

The coffee was cupped by local and international specialists and green label characterized by its distinctive aroma, flavor and body, meanwhile the cup profile showed chocolate notes, with a medium to high acidity and a pleasant aftertaste.

The farm is looking to apply environmentally friendly agricultural practices for example applying organic agricultural products and in green label it is not allowed to apply insecticides, cut the trees and hunt. In addition, the farm keeps certain areas as a forest reserve with sources of crystalline potable water that provide water to cooperating families and also to the ecological processing plant.