Peru (1lb. Ground) coffee

Roast: Medium

Cupping Notes: Medium Acidity, Smooth Body, Lemon, Herbal, Chocolate
Grade: Grade 1, SHG, EP
Region: Amazonas
Altitude: 1,600-1,800 M
Process: Washed
Varietals: Typica, Castillo, Bourbon, and Catimor

Details: Located in northern Peru in the Amazonian Andes, this COOP began with just 35 small coffee farmers in 2003. The Asociacion de Productores Cafetaleros, Juan Marco El Palto (JUMARP) is also known simply as "El Palto."

There are 40 women out of the current 189 COOP members, with approximately 550 hectares of Fair-Trade certified coffee in production. Like their male counterparts, female members are also represented on the El Palto COOP Board of Directors.

El Palto's mission is to increase coffee farmers harvest, production process, and profitability for each COOP member and their family.