2020 Honduras Las Capucas
Over the last couple of decades, steadily increasing demand for outstanding specialty coffee has benefited many farmers around the world. Those farmers have come to count on buyers consistently paying prices that exceed their cost of production and allow them to have profitable livelihoods. The same farmers often invest a great deal in labor and […]
Honduras Las Capucas + Alliance for Resilient Coffee – March 2018
Each March we look forward to spending a few weeks with our producer partners in Honduras. The COCAFCAL cooperative in Las Capucas, Copan is one of our longest-standing producer relationships, and 2018 marks the 11th (ELEVENTH!) year of COCAFCAL’s “Te Van a Conocer, Compa!” micro-lot competition. COCAFCAL has created a coffee eco-tourism oasis in the […]
Nicaragua & Honduras, March 2017
Some of Atlas’ longest standing relationships are in Nicaragua and Honduras. These two countries produce an incredible diversity of flavor profiles from both small-holder farmers and estate-owners. The producer groups we’ve partnered with are always a treat for us to visit, and March is usually a great time to both see coffee processing and cup […]