Peru Guevara Armijos

David Guevara Armijos is a second generation coffee farmer who owns land in la Libertad, La Coipa. David has 3 hectares of land dedicated to coffee production, where he grows caturra, castillo and catuai varieties. David’s farms are situated in an ideal growing area for quality coffee, due to the relatively high humidity, altitude and rich, fertile soils. David hires seasonal workers to pick his coffee, but he and his family also do a lot of the picking, especially this year as there was a huge shortage of seasonal workers in the region. Once picked, David and his family washed the cherry in fresh water before depulping and fermenting overnight. Once fermentation is complete, usually 12 to 18 hours depending on the weather, the coffee is rinsed and placed on beds to skin dry. Once skin drying is done the coffee is moved to a lined patio where it dries for a week to 10 days.