Pueblo Libre - Peru

Tasting Notes: Watermelon, Coconut, Maple Syrup Processing: 15-20hr dry fermentation then fully washed then dried on raised beds and solar dryers for 15-30 days. The Region: In Northern Peru near the Ecuador border lies the small town called Pueblo Libre. Nestled within the center of Namballe district, it’s in the San Ignacio province within the Cajamarca region. This area is of vital importance since it is within the buffer zone surrounding the Tabaconas Namballe National Sanctuary. This sanctuary preserves a unique and rare ecosystem in Peru: the páramo. It also seeks to protect two seriously threatened species: the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) categorized as endangered, and the highland tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) categorized as critically endangered. It also shelters the Tabaconas, Miraflores and Blanco river basins. The sanctuary protects the southernmost páramo of the Andes, which differs from the puna ecosystem in that it contains very humid grasslands and scrublands and