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Microregion guide

San Ignacio

산이그나시오

A Cajamarca subregion with producer cooperatives including COOPAFSI and UNICAFEC.

Also known as: 산 이그나시오

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Place and growing environment

Farm processing and shared wet mills feed warehouses in San Ignacio where lots are evaluated and separated.

Recorded flavors

  • 01Chocolate
  • 02Apple
  • 03Lime
  • 04Gooseberry
  • 05Maple syrup

Processing

Washed

Grown varieties

Bourbon · Catimor · Caturra · Mundo Novo · Pache · Typica · Gesha · Yellow Caturra · Catuai

Bourbon

A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.

Lineage
Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
Growing conditions
Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
Traits
Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.
Sources

Catimor

A group of distinct bred varieties sharing similar parentage.

Lineage
Developed by crossing Caturra with rust-resistant Timor Hybrid lines.
Growing conditions
Successive selection and field trials produced distinct varieties in different countries.
Sources

Caturra

A compact Bourbon mutation discovered in Brazil.

Lineage
A single-gene mutation subsequently selected by IAC from 1937.
Growing conditions
Short internodes and closely spaced branches suit dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
Traits
Widely cultivated in Central America and used as a benchmark in variety trials.
Sources

Mundo Novo

A vigorous, tall variety selected in Brazil.

Lineage
Originates from a natural Bourbon–Typica cross.
Growing conditions
Productive for a traditional variety, with relatively late ripening.
Traits
Crossed with Caturra to create Catuai.
Sources

Pache

A compact variety discovered in Guatemala's Santa Rosa in 1949.

Lineage
A natural Typica mutation subsequently improved through mass selection on farms.
Growing conditions
Its compact form supports dense planting; susceptible to major diseases.
Traits
Moderate yield with good cup potential.
Sources

Typica

A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.

Lineage
Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
Growing conditions
Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
Traits
Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Sources

Gesha

A name used for several genetically distinct coffee lineages originating in Ethiopia.

Lineage
Descendants of accession T2722 distributed in Panama form a distinct lineage.
Sources

Yellow Caturra

A compact, yellow-fruited Caturra.

Lineage
A natural mutation of Bourbon or Red Caturra found in Brazil.
Traits
IAC classifies its Yellow Caturra 476 as rust-susceptible.
Sources

Catuai

A productive compact variety released by Brazil's IAC in 1972.

Lineage
Selected from a cross of Mundo Novo and Caturra.
Growing conditions
Its compact stature supports dense planting; susceptible to leaf rust.
Traits
Separate selections produce red or yellow fruit.
Sources

Lot details

  1. Efrain Carhuallocllo Yellow Caturra FSK-0053

    Efrain Carhuallocllo

    El Corazón, Chirinos, San Ignacio, Cajamarca, Peru · Harvest 2025

    Sources
    Variety · process
    Yellow CaturraWashed
    Tasting notes
    Lemon · Grape · Hazelnut · Brown sugar · Vanilla

  2. San Ignacio

    Smallholders of San Francisco, Los Llanos, San Andres & El Sauce

    San Ignacio, Cajamarca, Peru

    Sources
    Variety · process
    Caturra · Catuai · Bourbon · Mundo NovoWashed; 20–30-hour fermentation
    Tasting notes
    Chocolate · Tangerine · Almond · Caramel
Sources