Tiburcio Yucra - Peru (filter)

Producer: Tiburcio Yucra

Farm name: Quellomocco

Region: Cedrobamba sector in Incahuasi, Cusco

Coordinates: 13°18'05.3"S / 73°12'42.0"W

Altitude: 2260 meters

Variety: Typica

Harvest: August - October 2024

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The farm of Tiburcio Yucra is located in Cedrobamba, the sector that hosts some of the highest altitude farms in the Incahuasi district. The dark volcanic soil is rich in nutrients and the coffee trees are grown under light shade, which at the altitude of 2260 masl, makes the perfect conditions for growing arabica varieties.

We were invited to come document the Ayni system of working with locals of the Cedrobamba sector. This system was very encouraging where many hands make light work, and people can rotate the picking regularly. By midday, the 5 or so hours of
work is complete, and the whole group is invited to lunch where they eat fresh food cooked mostly from produce grown at the farm, or chacra.

The arabica varieties of Caturra, Typica and Bourbon are highly regarded in the specialty coffee community and are harvested with care in Incahuasi. All varieties are separated at harvest to make micro-lots of each variety and on occasions blended if the flavour profile is similar to make unique farmer lots. These varieties are not blended with the hybrids that are often harvested months before.

The members of each committee in the Incahuasi Coop share the same Inca ancestry and culture. Traditionally the Incas share the working processes amongst the community and today the members of the Inchuasi Coop still employ the methods of Minka (to share work on infrastructure in the community) and Ayni (to share work and collaborate between farmers on a day to day basis). Through this collaboration of work the practices become refined amongst each farmer and perfected in the Inca tradition.