Constellations
SHAULA
Star coffees with a light of their own
Producer
Carmen Joaquín Fuentes Mejías
Farm
Campo Verde
Picking method
Selective manual
Name of star
Shaula
Altitude
1,392 masl
Variety
Pacas
Location
Honduras | Ocotepeque | San Marcos
Farm size | Ha production
13.75 ha | 13 ha
Harvest months
December to February
Produces coffees from
19871989
Type of soil
Loamy loam
Packaging
30 kg bags | GrainPro
CARMEN JOAQUIN'S CAFÉS
SHAULA
SHAULA is the Star that gives its name to all the lots of coffee produced by Carmen Joaquin in her Campo Verde farm located in the coffee growing region of Ocotepeque. The lots are differentiated by their different characteristics in their flavor, aroma and processes, each coffee grower receives the name of a star to denominate their lots, thus forming a great coffee universe.
THE PRODUCER
Carmen Joaquín Fuentes Mejías
Campo Verde Farm
Carmen Joaquin is the second generation of coffee growers, his parents were engaged in the cultivation and production of coffee. At the años of 18, Joaquín started planting his first plantation and since then, cultivation has been his life.
With his dedication and effort, he was able to increase the plantation until he
to get his own farm: Campo Verde,
with 9.62 hectares of cultivation, he obtained the Organic and Fair Trade certification. Joaquín, with his experience and desire to innovate, likes to
different practices and processes with which to achieve
to achieve unique results in their coffees.
COFFEE REGION
Ocotepeque
The coffee-growing region of Ocotepeque is located in western Honduras, with an estimated population of 101,761 and a surface area of 1,680 km². has 16 coffee-growing districts, which are home to more than 7,099 families that cultivate more than 23,820 hectares of Arabica coffee of the Bourbón, Catuaí, Pacas, Lempira and Ihcafe 90 varietals, Ocotepeque is the largest coffee-growing district in the country. 5th place as the country’s coffee growing region.
Location
Honduras
Surface area 112,492 km².
9.74 million inhabitants
15 coffee regions
307,000 hectares with coffee
Ocotepeque
Surface 112.492 km²
9,74 million inhabitants
16 coffee-growing districts
23,820 hectares with coffee
