Constellations
ALMEISAN
Star coffees with a light of their own
Producer
Luis Antonio Contreras
Farm
El Descanso
Picking method
Selective manual
Name of star
Almeisan
Altitude
1,600 masl
Variety
Castle, Colombia, Bourbon Rosado and Geisha
Location
Colombia | Huila | Guadalupe
Farm size | Ha production
7.5 ha | 3.2 ha
Harvest months
Main: October to January
Mitaca: May to June
Produces coffees from
1999
Type of soil
Sandy and black soil
Packaging
30 kg bags | GrainPro
LUIS ANTONIO'S CAFÉS
ALMEISAN
ALMEISAN is the Star that gives its name to all the coffee lots produced by Luis Antonio Contreras in his farm El Descanso located in the coffee growing region of Huila.

THE PRODUCER
Luis Antonio Contreras
El Descanso Farm
Luís worked with his brothers on the family farm owned by his parents, where he learned a lot and it was clear to him that in the future he wanted to be a coffee grower. there he learned a lot and it was clear to him that in the future he wanted to be a coffee grower. A few años later, Luis’ father passed away and left the farm to his mother and siblings, and it was then that Luis worked with his siblings to help the family get ahead. When all the siblings came of age, they decided to divide the land and work individually with their own families. At that time Luis obtained the land that today is Farm El Descanso. Once Luis had his share of the land, he began to work it. Together with his wife and children, those lands are today Farm El Descanso. The family’s hard work and spirit of self-improvement helps them to work continuously to improve the farm’s facilities. and producing specialty coffees, which is what they like the most, dedicating their time and effort. Currently The surface area of the El Descanso farm is seven and a half hectares, of which almost three and a half hectares are dedicated to coffee cultivation, The estate’s coffee trees grow the Castillo, Colombia, Caturra, Bourbon Rosaand Geisha varietals. The Contreras family is happy working together and in addition to making Finca El Descanso a place to work they have managed to make a home.
COFFEE REGION
Huila
The coffee growing region of Huila is located in the southeastern part of the country, with an estimated population of 1.1 million inhabitants and an area of 19,890 km², This region has 35 coffee growing districts, among them Garzón, Gigante, Guadalupe and Pitalito. These districts are home to more than 84,000 families that cultivate more than 1,145,000 hectares of Arabica coffee of the Castillo, Colombia, Típica, Caturra, Borbón and Tabí varietals, Huila occupies the 1st place as a coffee growing region in the country.

Location
Colombia
Surface
1,14
million km².
50
million inhabitants
23
coffee regions
931.746
hectares with coffee
Huila
Surface area
19,890 km².
1,1
million inhabitants
35
coffee districts
145.000 hectares with coffee