La Riviera

The story

Finca La Riviera is located in the Risaralda department of Colombia and is managed by Julio Cesar Madrid, a third-generation coffee farmer. The farm was acquired in 2013 due to its favorable environmental conditions and strategic location near Los Nevados Natural National Park. This acquisition marked the farm's transition toward cultivating non-traditional coffee varieties and focusing on specialty coffee production.

Challenges

The farm operates in a region where it must balance traditional farming practices with the demands of specialty coffee production, requiring ongoing quality improvement and precision.

Innovations

The farm is recognized for its commitment to sustainability, biodiversity, and experimentation with non-traditional varieties and advanced processing techniques like anaerobic fermentation.