Cascara Panama Elida Estate

More than half of this farm is located in the Volcan Barú National Park, a protected eco-reserve that is home to many species of exotic plants, birds and mammals (such as the American jaguar). Hunting has been prohibited on this farm for decades. The Barú volcano is one of the highest volcanoes in Central America, covering an area of ​​14,000 hectares and 7 different climate zones depending on the altitude. Coffee on this farm is grown up to 1950 m.

The resulting product is coffee grown under unique conditions for several reasons:

• The shrubs grow at very high altitudes and in rich young volcanic soils;
• temperatures are low, there is a lot of fog and mist in the dry season;.
• The coffee trees are surrounded by untouched rainforest,
• the nights are cold and the trees start bearing fruit after 4.5 to 5.5 years, which is 2-3 years later than usual;
• low temperatures also extend the ripening period by 1 month, increasing the natural sugar content in the coffee cherries

The combination of these unique conditions contributes to the creation of completely unique flavor profiles.