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🇵🇪Peru

Lucio Luque

Lucio Luque is an Incahuasi Valley Cooperative producer in Cusco, Peru. His Nuevo Progresso parcel contains the distinctive coffee historically marketed as Inca Gesha or Gesha; Counter Culture’s newer reporting uses SL9 as the working identity after repeated genetic testing found no exact reference match.

Farm: Nuevo Progresso Parcel →
TagsLucio LuqueNuevo Progresso ParcelPeruSL9

History

Counter Culture began purchasing from the cooperative in 2015 and later separated Lucio’s coffee after it stood out in quality evaluation. An archived release retained the “Gesha Variety” product name, while later releases use SL9. His coffee placed second in Peru’s 2019 Cup of Excellence.

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Published coffees linked to Lucio Luque

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Research sources & verification

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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-05

  1. Source 1: counterculturecoffee.com
  2. Source 2: counterculturecoffee.com

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