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Buenos Aires

Nicaragua - Nueva Segovia - Buenos Aires - Maracaturra - FW

CROP 2024/2025 See coffee details

SCA score85.25

Aromatic notes

grapefruitmilk chocolatebrown sugarvegetal

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History and traceability

The story

This coffee is produced in the heart of the Dipilto mountains, near the border with Honduras. It is grown on sandy soil at an altitude ranging from 1,200 to 1,700 meters. The coffee plants are cultivated under shade (70% with diverse tree species), with soil and plant fertilization methods that respect the environment.

This coffee is made 100% from the Maracaturra variety and undergoes a washed process. The cherries harvested from the highest part of the farm are prepared using this wet method. The process is fairly traditional: the cherries are depulped, fermented, washed, and then dried on patios.

The Maracaturra from Buenos Aires Estate offers a clean cup with a very distinctive profile, featuring floral notes and a bright acidity reminiscent of orange and peach. Its body is delicate and creamy, with a beautiful lingering finish. We were very impressed by the quality of their coffees and hope to build a long-term relationship with these producers...

"I’m the second generation of coffee farmer, I was born and raised in a coffee producing family. Today I am continuing what my father inherited from us. Due to financial problems in 2002, I had to make my own decision to stay with the family and face the current situation at that time. I had to do various businesses parallel to coffee to be able to heal the blow we had.

Our coffee at that time had quality problems and that is when I started to get advice to improve. That's when I got the idea that coffee has greater potential and in 2005 I discovered the different attributes that coffee can offer. In 2006 was my first participation in the Cup of Excellence contest and having obtained good results, I made more efforts to enter the specialty coffee segment.

In 2008 I integrated the so-called coffee processes into our project and in 2015 I began to experiment with various types of fermentation. A year later, in collaboration with a chemical engineer, I delved into this procedure, thus achieving greater precision in the qualities and processes of our products.

To date, I've participated in the Cup of Excellence competition more than 40 times and have won first place five times. In Nicaragua, we promote an event called The Best of Maragos, a competition where only varieties like Maragogype, Maracaturra, and Pacamara can compete, where I have also won first place. My first Cup of Excellence victory dates back to 2015. Since then, our coffees have continued to be recognized at the highest level through 2024.” - Olman Valladarez

We have been working with Olman Valladarez for over ten years. After taking over the family farm, he structured his project around a gradual mastery of quality and control over the value chain.

Until the construction of the Cafetalera Buenos Aires washing and drying station, the family’s coffee was sold entirely as cherries. This investment marked a turning point, enabling the Valladarez family to regain full control of the process, from post-harvest processing through to export.

Today, Olman Valladarez’s commitment is built around developing an eco-friendly business model, reducing the use of chemical inputs, and preserving surrounding forests and water resources. While he is proud to have turned the family farm into a benchmark for specialty coffee, his ambition now is to create a positive and lasting impact on biodiversity.

Buenos Aires Farm is a 215-hectare family farm owned by the Valladarez family, father Luis Emilio and son Olman. Located in the Diplito mountains, the farm's microclimate is ideal for producing quality coffee. Shade is omnipresent on the farm, and the family's coffee trees benefit from the farm's varied species to develop at their own pace.

The family has its own Dry Mill and Wet Mill so that it can develop its own processes, avoid contamination and reduce water use. Having their own Dry Mill allows the family to carry out quality control themselves, while guaranteeing the traceability of each of their coffees.

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OriginNicaragua
RegionNueva Segovia
TerroirDipilto
SpeciesArabica

DryingPatios
Packaging69kg - Jute bags
Altitude1200 - 1500 m
Harvest periodNovember – March

Your coffee’s journey

The impact of this coffee

Agroforestry level

Complex
More than 5 species per hectare and at least 2 shade layers

Agroforestry brings trees and crops together on the same plot. Its benefits range from shade and more fertile soil to better-ripened cherries.

Quality

Aromatic notes

grapefruitmilk chocolatebrown sugarvegetal

SCA scoreMeets Belco quality standards

85.25

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