Marcos Herrera

Description

Origin: Utcubamba, Peru Process: Anoxic Natural Variety: Gesha Importer: Khipu Harvest: 2025 Per-Kilogram green price: £38.46 Amount purchased: 30kg Producer Info: Marcos is a producer from the village of Rodriguez Tafur, located at 1700 meters above sea level in the district of Lonya Grande, in the Amazonas region. He is regarded as of the best specialty coffee growers in Peru and is well known in his district of Lonya Grande, coming 2nd in November 2023 at regional competition. Marcos has been a producer since childhood because his parents are farmers. Since 2014, he has been growing Geisha, Bourbon and SL28 varieties. In 2024, Marcos achieved 14th place at the Cup of Excellence with this coffee, his Natural Geisha. Marcos inherited his father's farm, which was called "Oso Perdido" (Lost Bear) named after his father who was the only person who took care of the farm and walked alone in the countryside. The people of the town told him that he was like a lost bear. Today, Marcos has this farm with his wife, Kary Yoany Guevara Guevara. This couple, along with their son Marko Aurelio Herrera Guevara, continue the family's generations-long tradition of coffee cultivation. The Mamaruntu farm is named after the enchanting Chachapoyas princess who captured the heart of Inca Tupac Yupanqui. Process: Marcos has his tried and tested method for his natural processed coffees and it's starting to become a signature flavour profile. First of all he collects mature cherries only, washes them in water and ferments in cherry for 72 hours, sealed in timbos (plastic tubs). After that, he places the full cherries into solar dryers for 30 days to ensure that the coffee has a moisture content of 10.5-11%.