MIGUEL ANGEL PAZHonduras

Miguel Angel Paz owns the farm El Pitarrillo, named after the area of Corquin, Copán, where it is located. The farm is located at 1250 meters above sea level and has 7 hectares of land, most of which produces coffee.

Miguel has owned the farm for 25 years and has been planting a range of varieties to compare their attributes in production and cup quality.

Most of its production is still catuai, but it also has rust resistant varieties; Obata, Icatu and Lempira. This lot the cherry is taken to Aruco where it is floated and cleaned and then placed on raised beds in a sun tent for 15-20 days to dry.