Pitalito is a southern region within Huila, with altitudes of 100 to 2400 meters above sea level and a lush environment, home to many spieces of plants and animals, including black oak trees and tapir. The annual rainfall is about 1500mm, with sunshine of around 130 hours per month. The soils here are mostly volcanic ash, which is very fertile for coffee. The municipality of Pitalito has more than 13,000 hectares of coffee planted. This lot comes from various smallholders in the region.
Regional Select is a new project we have created in Colombia meant to highlight the unique profiles we have found are inherent in specific microregions within Colombia. The regions we will begin highlighting to start are Huila, Narino, Cauca and Tolima.
We think that the terroir or soil, sun weather and placement on the planet contribute largely to the flavor of these coffees when picked ripe and handled properly.
For more information about coffee production in Colombia, visit our Colombia origin page.
