In 1970, Jesus Muños and his wife, Carmen, started their first farm. They initially grew beans, cane, and onions. In 1977, when coffee began to take root in San Agustín, they began planting the most popular variety, Variedad Colombia. It was in 1989 that Julio Alberto inherited the farm. From this date forward, he dedicated the farm to the planting of coffee, and introduced the Caturra variety.
Today, Julio Alberto owns several farms and is producing microlot-quality coffees. On his farms, coffee is harvested at optimum ripeness and promptly depulped through a traditional beneficio. It is then set to ferment for a period of 22 hours, washed, then placed in a parabolic dryer for an average period of 20 days.
For more information about coffee production in Colombia, visit our Colombia Origin Page.
