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Galapagos means "tortoise" in Spanish, and the island has the famous Galapagos tortoise. Located in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, which is recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the use of any chemical fertilizers is prohibited, and raw beans are artificially picked in volcanic soil that is very suitable for coffee growth. and in the shade of tall trees, only the coffee cherries with the best maturity are selected and put into the ecological protection peeling machine to remove the peel except the peel. And the removed exocarp was reused as a natural fertilizer to give birth to a very precious organic boutique coffee.

Coffee treasures from the hometown of giant turtles, which are of excellent quality and do not use any chemicals when growing.

Coffee is grown in Saint Crst ó bal. St. Cristobal is a larger island in the Galapagos Islands (Galapagos Islands) and the only one in the archipelago with plenty of fresh water. At an altitude of 410m, there is a small lake called El.Junco, which forms streams along the rocks and volcanic rocks on the southern slope of the island, and mineral-rich fresh water moistens the land of St. Cristobal, keeping the soil moist and fertile.

In 1875, the indigenous uel J.Cobos of Ecuador planted about 100 hectares of Arabian bourbon coffee trees at the Hasunda Coffee Park (Hacienda El Cafetal) in San Cristobal. The elevation of the plantation is between 140m and 275m, and the climate in this area is equivalent to that of 910m to 1830 m inland. This gradient is very suitable for the growth of high acidity extra hard coffee beans (SHB), which is also the key to the high quality of coffee.

As the world coffee industry is moving towards a targeted mass production model, the coffee industry of St. Cristobal, which is small in scale and of uncertain quality, is in trouble and may eventually be forced to give up without profit.

In the early 1990s, however, the Gonzalez family bought Hasunda Coffee Park. The localized microclimate caused by the Humboldt current (Humboldt Current), strong equatorial sunlight and sharp temperature changes (43 ℃ at sea level and 10: 16 ℃ at 275m above sea level) provided unique advantages that prompted the Gonzalez family to expand their coffee plantation.

Since then, the area of the coffee plantation has doubled through the reclamation of early land. Because of the unique role of the Galapagos Islands in the course of history, the Ecuadorian government has designated the Galapagos Islands as a national park and no longer allows the land to be reclaimed as new agricultural land. and the introduction and use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals are strictly prohibited, so coffee in the Galapagos Islands is recognized as a natural product.

Coffee, which is mainly produced on the big island of San Cristobal, is an old bourbon species transplanted from Ethiopia. The dry aroma of coffee has a hint of wheat straw grain, flowers and star anise, and the entrance has soft and bright fruit fermented sour aromas. the light and thick Body is different from the thick and mellow aromas of Jamaica Blue Mountain or Hawaiian Kona, with a hint of sweetness such as apple and sugar cane. It is a cup of high quality coffee worth tasting.