Tasting Notes: Strawberry Jam, Apricot, Honey
Farm: Aromas del Corazon
Producer: Fidel Huancas
Location: San Ignacio, Cajamarca, Peru
Elevation: 1,891 MASL
Variety: Bourbon
Process: Natural
Sourcing: Caravela Coffee
Fidel Huancas is a third generation coffee producer from Chirinos in northern Peru. After finishing school in 2004, his father gave him one hectare of land to begin producing coffee of his own. He has since grown Aromas del Corazon to 4.5 hectares, with three hectares dedicated to coffee.
The farm takes its name from the nearby highlands of El Corazon. Fidel chose Aromas del Corazon in reference to both the place and the different aromas he notices across the flowering and processing seasons. He runs the farm alongside his wife, Maria Anita Cotrina, growing Caturra and Bourbon under the shade of cedar, romerillo and guaba trees.
Fidel has continued developing his approach to coffee production throughout his career. In 2017, he completed an internship in Costa Rica where he learned new techniques that he later introduced on the farm. His coffees have regularly placed among the top entries in competitions in Cajamarca, including third place in the 2021 Cup of Excellence Peru. His goal is to eventually have the entirety of the farm’s production reach specialty grade.
