Finca La Riviera

The story

Finca La Riviera is managed by Julio Cesar Madrid, a third-generation coffee farmer. The farm was acquired in 2013, marking a shift toward the cultivation of non-traditional coffee varieties and a focus on specialty coffee production.

Challenges

The farm is located near the Los Nevados Natural National Park, which presents specific environmental conditions for coffee cultivation in the Risaralda department.

Innovations

The farm is noted for its commitment to cultivating over nineteen different coffee varieties and utilizing advanced processing techniques, such as bioreactor fermentation with selected indigenous yeasts.