Peru

In 1965, a group of 100 small-scale coffee farmers from the Chanchamayo region came together to establish the La Florida Cooperative. Today, the coop has grown to over two thousand farmers who work together to improve the quality of coffee La Florida produces. The revenue from their Fair Trade sales has brought education, infrastructure, credit, and environmental consciousness to this rural area. The coop has established The Occupational Learning Center for Sustainable Agriculture, which offers training in environmentally-friendly farming techniques, as well as providing healthcare services in rural areas, technical assistance in crop diversification to create additional income, maintenance of five roads, portable water systems, schools, a bridge, a health clinic, and they have purchased machinery and land to assist with coffee production. In 2005, La Florida won 6th place in Peru’s National Quality Competition.

Acidity
Acidity	Low
Body
Body	Low
Harvest
Harvest	June - August
sweetness
Sweetness	High
Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes	Brown Sugar, Milk Chocolate, Orange
Process
Process	Fully Washed
Elevation
Elevation	900 to 1220 meters
Sourced From
Sourced From	Chanchamayo, Peru
Varietals
Varietals	Bourbon, Catimor, Typica, Caturra
Weight
Weight	12oz