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.

Green coffee producer Luis Antonio Contreras from the coffee-growing region of Huila, Colombia.
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.

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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