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At Hacienda la Papaya, we have embraced cutting-edge agricultural technologies to enhance plant health and coffee quality. Our approach marries traditional coffee growing wisdom with advanced scientific methods, ensuring each bean’s potential is fully realized. The agricultural techniques we have employed using sensor technology to monitor and optimize the nutrient intake of our crops has …

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About four years ago, we needed to decide whether to stay as a small farm or to grow into the place where customers throughout the world could find the finest Specialty Coffee of Ecuador.  We chose the latter.  As the result of offering great coffee each year and of finding some of the greatest customers …

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EXPERIMENTAL PROCESSES FOR ROASTERSDuring the last years we have developed new processes working hand-in-hand with certain clients searching for a unique product. We call this our Experimental Coffee Program.We carry out these investigations under the strict control parameters agreed between the client and ourselves at Hacienda la Papaya and our laboratory at CafExporto. Even though experimenting …

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In an effort to grow with our customers in offerings, we have obtained seeds of new varieties from recognized farms in Columbia and Ethiopia. We have planted 150 seeds of each plant in our “Genetic Bank” to preserve the integrity of the mother plants of each variety. The new varieties that we are planting include: LAURINA.-  …

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Juan Peña Technology.  Juan Peña graduated with an engineering degree in agronomy from the University of Cuenca.  He always had an interest in delivering the proper nutrition to a coffee plant in a manner that optimized the flavor of the bean.  Juan worked with the University of Cuenca for several years to develop his own …

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CafExporto is making a significant investment in our post-harvest, production line, dry-mill equipment. Presently our coffee makes one pass through the dry-mill equipment line which includes: threshing1, mechanical-classification table2, air purifier3, and densimetric table4. We are adding three conveyer-towers and an optical scanner to improve working conditions, provide continuous passes through the equipment, and enhance …

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