Nicaragua Santa Teresa de Mogoton

REGION: Nueva Segovia FARM / CO-OP: Silvio Sanchez, Santa Teresa de Mogoton ELEVATION: 1,500 meters PROCESS: Natural TASTING NOTES: Fruit Cake, Dark Chocolate, Caramelized Sugar Producer Silvio Sanchez came to coffee farming through studying agronomy. His mother loved coffee and so the two of them saved their money, took out a loan, and purchased a piece of land well-suited to growing coffee in the La Union, San Fernando region of the Nueva Segovia department. Santa Teresa de Mogoton is a relatively remote farm, accessible by single road that leads to a handful of farms. The farm is beyond the reaches of cell phone service and the deep trenches along the sides of the road from heavy rainfall challenge even well-equipped 4×4 trucks. Dense pine forests and interplanted pine trees provide shade for coffee, casting dark shadows of the deep green leaves of the coffee trees, giving Santa Teresa de Mogoton a quiet, spectral atmosphere. The farm is expertly organized, a testament to Silvio