El Progreso is the small farm in Dipilto region owned by Jose Noel Talavera, and has the distinction of winning first place in the Cup of Excellence back in 2006. At that time it scored over 91 points in the competition, winning a presidential award. The farm is a mere 3.5 hectares, planted in Caturra variety, and is situated at 1550 meters. Dipilto has a produced many top coffees over the years, with more farms at relatively higher altitudes and with better varieties of coffee planted there. They also tend to be small family farms, where more care can be afforded to the plants, provided the lots are sold as single farm coffees to roasters who will pay for and celebrate the coffees for their unique qualities. Nicaragua has several dominant multinational buyers who tend to drag down pricing, even in years where the local prices paid for fruit is higher due to international market conditions. Buying small farm direct lots acts as an offset to the mass of commercial coffee being produced, to some small degree.