Luis and Mildred Montoya

Luis Montoya purchased the La Arboleda farm in 1980 with his brother, initially operating it as a commercial coffee and bean farm. Around 2010, the farm transitioned to the management of Luis and his daughter, Mildred, who decided to plant the Chiroso variety to enter the specialty coffee market. Located at 2,100 meters above sea level in Urrao, Antioquia, the farm utilizes traditional smallholder logistics, including transporting cherries by horse. The producers employ a specific underwater fermentation technique known as the cochadas method, where coffee is added to stainless steel tanks throughout the week before being washed together.