Specialty coffee and premium macadamia patiently grown on the foothills of the Santiaguito volcano, where volcanic soil and native forest shade give rise to an unmistakable flavour.
Culpan was born over a century ago, when Don Francisco Ocheita searched Guatemala for the perfect place to grow coffee. He found it on the slopes of the Santiaguito volcano, in Quetzaltenango: volcanic soil, natural shade and a high-altitude climate ideal for the bean.
Five generations later, that same pursuit of excellence guides every harvest. We care for the land, for our people and for the forest that surrounds us, true to Don Roberto Toledo's philosophy: patience makes the coffee.
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Specialty coffee grown under shade between 1,371 and 1,524 metres. Volcanic soil and slow ripening at altitude yield a bean with a clean, sweet and complex cup.
| Altitude | 1,371-1,524 m |
| Extent | 35% of the farm |
| Method | Shade-grown, organic |
Macadamia grown with the same care as our coffee, in volcanic soils between 1,271 and 1,432 metres. Hand-selected nuts, buttery and fine in texture.
| Altitude | 1,271-1,432 m |
| Extent | 32% of the farm |
| Selection | By hand |
From the nursery to the mill, every stage is done with patience. We hand-pick the best beans, raise them under shade for a year in our nursery and harvest them at their exact point of ripeness. Our wet mill, built in the 1940s and modernised to be ecological, completes a craft that honours our family tradition.
Explore the processAt Culpan we work to leave a better world. We protect the rivers, forests and wildlife of the farm, and we support our workers and their families with workshops and environmental care programmes. A social and ecological commitment that grows with every generation.
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