Tito Rodríguez is a creative and tenacious coffee grower. He has a 5-hectare farm in the El Mono ravine, at 1,505 meters above sea level. He grows the yellow caturra, yellow pacha, and geisha coffee varieties. He uses the washed coffee process, as well as honey and natural coffees. His preferred fertilizer is compost. More than 50% of his farm is shaded by 3,000 reforested trees, including cedars, capirona, quitacedro, shaina, and tangarana. His coffee is processed using a pulper with a motorized sieve, powered by solar panels, and extensive facilities for washing, airing, and drying the coffee.

José Joel Julca amazed us in 2024. He grows his small 1.5-hectare coffee plantation near the El Líbano hamlet, at 1,496 meters above sea level. He grows caturra, catimor, and pachi varieties, and has had excellent results with Geisha, achieving a microlot with 87.4 SCA points in the cup. His farm's shade comes from tall native trees: guava, rose apple, banana, and orange trees.

Nolasco Lopez Valqui and his wife run a beautiful 2-hectare coffee farm together, at 1,786 meters above sea level in the Santa Isabel sector of Mashuyacu. It's a pleasure to see what a good team this couple makes and how tidy the coffee plantation is. They have averaged 48 quq/hectare. They like the caturra variety, which they fertilize with compost and worm castings, shaded by pajuro, cedar, huaba, quitacedros, and other native species.

Gilma Montoya, from Quebrada Seca, has visited coffee plantations in other countries, has been a leader of our Cooperative, and is one of our most dynamic members. Her farm, 60% shaded, is located in Quebrada Seca, at 1,687 meters above sea level. There, she grows catimor, caturra, and pacha varieties, which she fertilizes twice a year with island guano, phosphate rock, and compost. She has a complete processing plant, including a solar dryer.

María Antonia Acosta is one of the driving forces behind La Flor del Café. She has trained with leading national producers and has her 4.5-hectare coffee plantation near the Mashuyacu hamlet, at 1,723 meters above sea level, where yellow and red caturras, Castilla, San Antonio (typical), and catimor varieties grow. She regularly fertilizes with the compost she produces, island guano, and phosphate rock. Her processing plant is well-maintained. If you're interested, she's also an excellent cook!