Product
Las Chicharras
Country
Mexico
Certificates
Cup Profile
Fine sweetness with a floral note. This coffee has a good body with a touch of chocolaty flavors.
Description
Owner of the plantation las Chicharras is E-Café, an ONG „Organización No Gubernamental“ (a private, independent, non-profit organization which follows social or socio-political purposes).
E-Café founded years ago a school in La Trinitaria, Chiapas with 3 children. Today the school "hosts" 157 students in the boarding school model. In comparison to other schools in Mexico the students are very educated especially in language skills. That is the reason for the high rate of over 90% of graduates that go to college. E-Café creates through its activities in many areas jobs (teachers, gardeners, farmers (coffee, corn)).
Our School-Project: At our first visit in early 2016 we decided to start building a classroom on the farm together with E-Café. The farm is located in the mountains, about 2 hours away from the nearest town of Jaltenango. Going to school is therefore difficult or nearly impossible. The first donation was used up by February 2016; further donations followed in December and January 2017. In February, we received the good news that the new building was ready and the children would be able to use it for classes.
Region
Close to Jaltenango, Chiapas
Certification
School Project
Altitude
1200 to 1400 m
Varieties
Caturra, Arabe, Bourbon, Costarica 95
Screen
SHG EP, 16 up
Harvest
November to February
Shipment
March to May
Preparation
Washed
Owner
E-Café
Bag Size
69 kg
