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Los Guaicos

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TagsLos GuaicosArley ArboledaColombiaChirosoWashedFermentation

The story

Finca Los Guaicos is a two-hectare farm located in Vereda San Carlos, Urrao, Antioquia. It is managed by Arley Arboleda, a second-generation coffee producer who learned the craft from his father before purchasing his own land in 2022.

Challenges

Farmers in the Urrao region face economic pressure from the rising local price of avocados, which has incentivized some producers to replace coffee trees with more lucrative avocado crops. Additionally, coffee production in this area is subject to variable weather conditions that impact drying times for processed parchment.

Innovations

The farm focuses exclusively on the Chiroso variety and utilizes a specific processing method involving 80 to 90 hours of fermentation in stainless steel tanks followed by drying in a marquesina.

Published coffees linked to this farm

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Research sources & verification

These source links were recorded for this farm profile. They document its research trail; a linked source is not, by itself, confirmation of every farm, producer, coffee lot or photo identity.

Research last reviewed: 2026-10-08

  1. Source 1: seycoffee.com
  2. Source 2: thecoffeequest.com
  3. Source 3: seycoffee.com

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