Peru Huabal Perlamayo

This "Perlamayo" lot is comprised of the coffees from several small-holder farmers in the town of Perlamayo within the greater District of Huabal. Altitude range in SF is 1800 to 1900 meters above sea level and cultivars grown are typically Caturra, with some Typica and Bourbon mixed in. Farmers in Perlamayo typically have less than half a hectare of coffee planted, which is much less than what you see in the other towns we've bought coffee from (San Francisco, Alto Pirias, etc). This is a fully washed coffee, wet processed by the farmers who then deliver their coffee in dry parchment (the green bean with the thin parchment layer still intact) to a warehouse in Cajamarca where it is graded and purchased. The group who set up this buying operation are working to register all the farmers they buy from in order to help isolate different quality tiers, but also be able to issue the initial payments and any quality premiums themselves, something that was lacking when they were buying through more traditional avenues. It doesn't help that the roads leading to Huabal and within the district are much more rustic than some of their neighbors, limiting access to farmers in this region.