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Editorial illustration representing coffee producer Hermilda Zapata; not a verified photograph

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🇨🇴Colombia

Hermilda Zapata

Hermilda Zapata Vargas is a lifelong coffee producer who manages Finca El Rosal, located in Vereda Pavón, Urrao, Antioquia, Colombia. She oversees a farm spanning 11 hectares, with 3 hectares dedicated to coffee production at an elevation of 1,900 meters above sea level.

Farm: El Rosal →

History

Hermilda Zapata Vargas is a lifelong coffee producer who manages Finca El Rosal in Urrao, Antioquia. She inherited the farm in the 2000s, which was originally used for cattle and commercial coffee production before she transitioned to the specialty market in 2023.

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Editorial illustration representing coffee producer Hermilda Zapata; not a verified photograph
Editorial illustration · not a verified portrait
Editorial illustration representing coffee producer Hermilda Zapata; not a verified photograph
Editorial illustration · not a verified portrait
Editorial illustration representing coffee producer Hermilda Zapata; not a verified photograph
Editorial illustration · not a verified portrait

Published coffees linked to Hermilda Zapata

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Research sources & verification

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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-26

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