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Dipilto

Nicaragua - Nueva Segovia - Dipilto (35 Kg) - Maragogype - Natural

CROP 2024/2025 See coffee details

SCA score86

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History and traceability

The story

This coffee is produced by Olman Valladarez, in the heart of the Dipilto mountains, near the border with Honduras. It is grown on sandy soil at an altitude of between 1200 and 1700 metres. The coffee are grown under shade (70% with a variety of species), with environmentally friendly fertilisation of the soil and plants.

As the maragogype variety had poor resistance to the 2013-2014 rust attacks, Olman is one of the last producers in the area to still have maragogype coffee trees.

"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.

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OriginNicaragua
RegionNueva Segovia
TerroirDipilto
SpeciesArabica
VarietiesMaragogype
ProcessNatural

DryingDrying beds
Packaging35kg - Jute bags
Altitude1200 - 1700 m
Harvest periodNovember – March
Type of harvestHand-picked

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

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SCA scoreMeets Belco quality standards

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