Mexico El Triunfo, from the state of Chiapas

The coffee we are pleased to present to you comes from the Mexican state of Chiapas, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve. Coffees from the Mexican state of Chiapas have always been offered by the Sochaccy coffee roastery because of the wide range of admirers among customers of the Sochaccy.co. coffee shop.

A biosphere reserve is an area of terrestrial ecosystems, though not exclusively, that has been created to manage the sustainability of biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources. The management of biosphere reserves is based on community participation.

El Triunfo is located in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountains, in the south of the state of Chiapas. The Sierra Madre de Chiapas is a mountain range that stretches for nearly 600 kilometers and lies in the Cordillera of Central America. El Triunfo occupies a steep and mountainous border area between two of the state's largest hydrological regions; the Pacific coast and the Grijalva-Usumacinta River. El Triunfo is the most biologically diverse area of Mexico's evergreen cloud forests. In 1993, UNESCO recognized El Triunfo as an international biosphere reserve. The El Triunfo reserve area has all the conditions to grow the best arabica coffee; abundant rainfall, fertile soil and high altitudes.

Mexico, Chiapas, El Triunfo coffee comes from a small cooperative of farmers living in the reserve, based in Siltepec. The cooperative aims to improve the standard of living of the local community of the municipality by improving the quality of coffee cultivation. The average size of the cooperative members' plots is less than 3 hectares. The small coffee plots life investment from funds saved while working in the US. The cooperative has developed the coffee processing infrastructure in such a way that there is access from each plot to a mill, processing coffee, within a maximum 3-hour drive. The goal is to begin processing coffee the day it is harvested from the coffee bush. Maintaining this rigor results in preserving the natural freshness of flavor already in the cup of coffee. Each member of the cooperative independently removes the top part of the berry and dries their coffee. Each farmer also independently operates their own coffee nurseries, setting aside coffee berries from the harvest, for planting in subsequent years. The cooperative's plantations lie at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,900 meters above sea level, and the coffee is harvested by hand from December to April. After harvesting, the coffee is processed by washing and then dried in covered patios. The dominant coffee varieties on the plantation are Arabica Typica, Bourbon, and Mundo Novo.

Coffee from Mexico's Chiapas region is famous for its mildness. Mexico, El Triunfo has notes of plums, milk chocolate, and hazelnuts, mild acidity, and light fruity notes that make it an easy-drinking coffee that works well in blends and as a single origin espresso.