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History of Colombian Coffee

The history of coffee cultivation in Colombia can be traced back to the Spanish colonial era in the 16th century, and there are many theories about the history of coffee in Colombia:

One: it is said to come from the sea island of the Caribbean and from El Salvador in Central America.

Second: in 1808, a priest introduced coffee beans to Colombia for the first time from the French Antilles via Venezuela. One of them is that Colombia's first coffee seeds were imported from Venezuela through the province of Santander.

Third: the earliest records of coffee cultivation in Colombia appear in the book "The Illustrated Orinoca" written by Jose Gumilla, a Spanish missionary. He describes what he saw when he preached on both sides of the Meta River in 1730, in which he mentioned the local coffee plantation. By 1787, other missionaries had spread coffee to other parts of Colombia.

Coffee Manor

Santa Rita Manor

Santa Rita Manor is located in the Colombian province of Antioquia, located in a micro-producing area adjacent to the Andes. This high-quality coffee is made together by nine nearby farms. The nine farms still handle the coffee in the traditional way: picking coffee cherries by hand, then washing the coffee fruits with traditional water, and drying the treated coffee beans in a scaffolding. The environment around the Andes makes this coffee-growing area rich in volcanic soil and rich in water resources.

Mirado Manor

The estate is located in the Pitalito (Pitalito) producing area at the southernmost tip of the famous Colombian Huila region, which is famous for producing high quality coffee. Elkin Guzman, the owner of the garden, is undoubtedly a pioneer in the coffee industry. The clever young grower uses the latest technology to improve his planting, harvesting and processing techniques. After the coffee cherries are harvested, they will be sifted in the sink and hand-selected before drying the coffee. In the first 8 days, the coffee was dried in the sun on the viaduct and stirred continuously. On the 9th day, the coffee was moved to the dryer to dry for 35 days to avoid excessive temperature affecting the flavor.

Millennium Manor

Monsalot is located in the southwest of the Colombian province of Ulla, and most of its farmers grow on a small scale, treating coffee as a staple agricultural product in exchange for cash. The New Millennium Farmers' Association (Grupo Asociativo Productores del Nuevo Milenio) was set up a few years ago to improve the quality of coffee and expect to sell raw beans at higher prices. In addition, in 2005, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Colombian boutique coffee program in the city, introducing American boutique raw bean traders to cooperate with the Millennium Farmers' Association. They sent people to Monsalot to participate in coffee production, and knew that farmers were improving their planting techniques and producing better coffee. In the boutique coffee market, they also provided suggestions on how to position and market.

The Farmers' Association has 42 members and can produce about three containers (about 825 bags) of raw coffee beans a year. In order to improve the quality, the New Millennium Peasants' Association continues to recruit new members in Monsalot, hoping to expand the scale of production. In addition, with the assistance of USAID and American traders, they have set up a local cup testing laboratory to teach farmers the method of cup testing, hoping that farmers can pass through the cup to judge the quality of coffee, which will be helpful to coffee production.

Diamond Manor

The Diamond Manor of Colombia huila, Colombia, located in the southwest of Colombia, is one of the major coffee growing areas. Because there are famous coffee cultivation places in Huilan area, the names of small areas become brand names and circulate. Although the cultivation conditions in this area are also very good, the cultivation infrastructure of coffee cultivation farm and surrounding conditions is not well developed. It is a great pity that the raw bean drying equipment or washing processing facilities are not perfect. The coffee in Huilan area has a strong taste and heavy texture. In particular, the coffee in Huilan area can be called high-quality coffee with the aroma of nuts, chocolate and caramel and suitable acidity. And caramel and other aromas and appropriate acidity can be called high-end boutique coffee.