Luz Helena Salazar coffee

COFFEE PRODUCER

Jairo and Luz Arcila

Jairo Arcila is a third-generation coffee grower from Quindio, Colombia. He is married to Luz Helena Salazar and they have two children together, Carlos and Felipe Arcila, who are the co-founders of Cofinet, an export/import business for their coffee.

Overview

Location:

Buenos Aires, Quindio

Altitude:

1200-1700masl

Varietal:

Various across the different farms

Jairo Arcila with coffee trees

Meet The Producers

Jairo bought his first coffee farm, Finca La Esmeralda, in 1987 and this is where he planted his first Caturra lot. He was fortunate enough to earn money by producing coffee on his farm in addition to working full time. Using his savings, Jairo slowly
managed to purchase five additional farms. After Esmeralda came Villarazo, Mazatlan, Santa Monica, Maracay and then Buenos Aires. Now, during the harvest period, Jairo can provide jobs to the locals generating an economic impact in the
community.

Jairo Arcila coffee processing

Harvesting & Processing

Their coffees are carefully hand-picked to select only the ripest cherries and then hand-sorted to remove any defects. They produce a wide range of coffees, including complex fermentation naturals and interesting versions of washed coffees.

We particularly love their natural processed decaf, which showcases amazing fruit notes not often found in other decaf coffees. We also love their rare varietals like Pink Bourbon and Papayo.

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