PRODUCER: Community Smallholders
REGION: Nariño, Colombia
VARIETAL: Caturra
PROCESS: Honey
TASTE: Red Apple, Brown Sugar, Citrus

The Inga community of Aponte is comprised of descendants of the ancient, pre-Hispanic Incas. During the period of conquest, they remained isolated high in the mountains that became their natural refuge. This community did not resume significant contact with the rest of Colombia until the second half of the nineteenth century.

The Caturra variety has been planted in the Inga territory, on smallholder properties at an average of 2150 masl. This elevation, combined with the Galeras Volcano constantly shedding nutrient-rich ash, makes for an exceptionally complex and sweet coffee.

Producers process coffee on their own properties, drying honey coffee in stacked raised bed solar dryers on their farms. This process reduces water used for washing coffee and complements the natural complexity of coffees from this special region.