NICARAGUA
SHG EP FINCA LA VERONA CATUAI AMARILLO GPRO
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Farm owner: María Felicitas Mairena
Farm location: Natural Reserve El Arenal, Cordillera Isabelia, Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Average altitude: 1150 meters (950-1350 m) Botanical Varieties: Caturra, Red Catuaí, Castilla, Colombia, Marseillaise, Obata, Parainema and Salchimor. Process: Washed. Quality :The coffee from the La Verona farm was selected in the list of the 20 best coffees in Nicaragua from the 2018/2019 harvest. Production area: 61 hectares Cupping Notes
Almond, Cocoa and Caramel 
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Farm Overview and History
History: The family of Maria Felicitas has a long coffee background. La Verona was acquired from her ancestors since the 1920s. The farm was unfairly expropriated 1983 by the Sandinista Regime and President Violeta Chamorro returned the farm to the Mairena's Family 1996. At that time the finca was in a desolate condition and had to be rebuilt from almost zero.
Farm overview: The forest area of the farm is an important habitat and refuge for the flora and fauna of the area. The animals that have been seen are black panther, jaguars, deer, boars, coatis, guatuzas, and birds such as the three-wattled bellbird and quetzal. The logo, which is a Black Panther, includes the fauna presence and represents the importance of the fauna in the farm. 35% of the area in the farm is being protected as a forest reserve area that is located in the National Natural Reserve "El Arenal", which is one of the few reserve areas of nebliselva forest in Nicaragua. |
