LADERAS DEL TAPIAS COLOMBIA

COUNTRY
Colombia
ZONE
Neira, Caldas
ALTITUDE
1600-2000 masl
PRODUCER
Laderas del Tapias Estate
REGION
Paisa
VARIETIES
Castillo
HARVEST
August – December
PROCESS
Natural
The estate is located within the RÃo Tapias Canyon in Neira, Caldas, halfway between Medellin and Bogota.
It is composed by four different farms: Buenos Aires, Puerto Rico, La Graciela and Villa Inés which compose Laderas del Tapias origin. Laderas del Tapias has a long tradition in the production of coffee and it is part of the Coffee Cultural Landscape, declared by UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The climatic and agroecological conditions of Laderas del Tapias origin vary from 1,600 to 2,050 meters above sea level. The soil, with volcanic origin and high concentration of organic material makes Laderas del Tapias an optimal environment for growing coffee. The estate has an extension of 95 hectares, 25 of which are forest areas and the rest are coffee plantations. This environment, combined with the knowledge and development of agro-industrial processes, allows them to generate a broad portfolio of several coffee varieties with different taste profiles.
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