King Rail Peru

Tasting Notes: Dark Chocolate, Almond, Caramel

Origin: Chanchamayo, La Florida Cooperative

Altitude: 1220 to 1524m

Varietals: Bourbon,Catimor,Typica,Caturra

Milling Process: Washed, Sun-dried

Farm: In 1965, a group of 100 small-scale coffee farmers from the Chanchamayo region came together to establish the La Florida Cooperative. Today, the COOP has grown to over two thousand farmers who work together to improve the quality of coffee La Florida produces. The revenue from their Fair Trade sales has brought education, infrastructure, credit, and environmental consciousness to this rural area. The COOP has established The Occupational Learning Center for Sustainable Agriculture, which offers training in environmentally-friendly farming techniques, as well as providing healthcare services in rural areas, technical assistance in crop diversification to create additional income, maintenance of five roads, portable water systems, schools, a bridge, a health clinic, and they have purchased machinery and land to assist with coffee production. In 2005, La Florida won 6th place in Peru’s National Quality Competition.

King Rail

King Rails are the largest bird in the Rail family. They live in freshwater and brackish marshes, eating crayfish, crabs and frogs. Due to wetland loss caused by human activities, King Rail numbers have declined 90% in the last half-century. Aves Coffee Co. supports conservation efforts to protect the natural habitat of birds like the King Rail.