Peru: Cusco

Cusco, ancestral stronghold of the Incas, has a dynamic ancient culture that stands out worldwide. Inca customs and legacies still exist as an important part of Peru's identity. Cusco, despite being an Andean area replete with snow-capped mountains, lagoons and frozen areas, also contains a large portion of the Peruvian Amazon, a place where different cultures converge and home to the greatest biodiversity in Latin America. It is in this forest where some of the finest coffees in Peru are produced. That said, it’s impossible to talk about Cusco in Southern Peru as if it were a single producing region. Even the subgroups our partners work with encompass such massive regional diversity that they can’t be encapsulated within a single profile, much less story. This is just another reminder why we are thankful for our partners on the ground and the work they are committed to: working further off the grid than anyone else, constantly extending the grid to bring more indigenous smallholders into the fold of better prices and stronger, more competitive markets.


We taste: green apple, brown sugar, candied pecan, comforting 

Details:

Producer: Various smallholder farms

Region: Cusco, Peru

Process: Washed

Varieties: Typica, Caturra, Bourbon, Catimor

Elevation: 1700-2000 MASL