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Cajamarca

Cajamarca is a department in northern Peru that includes Jaén province and the San José del Alto district. La Palestina sits here as a multigenerational, seven-parcel family operation; Counter Culture’s 2025 Marshell lot came from José Praxedes Alarcón’s parcel at 1,750 meters.

TagsCajamarcaPeruDepartmentMarshellGeshaSL9BourbonCaturraPacheFinca La LúcumaEl Rejo parcel (La Palestina)La ConquistaRayos del SolFinca La Perla
Editorial coffee-region artwork for Cajamarca; not a verified photograph of the region
Editorial illustration · not a verified farm photograph
Geographic classification
Department
Recorded verification date: 2026-09-30
Harvest timing
Counter Culture’s referenced Marshell lot was harvested July–August 2025; timing varies across the department.
Global harvest calendar →
Farms & producers in our database

These are documented directory relationships, not independently verified farm visits or lot traceability. Follow individual profiles to inspect available sources.

Finca La Lúcuma
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El Rejo parcel (La Palestina)
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La Conquista
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Rayos del Sol
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Finca La Perla
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Finca La Palestina
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El Romerillo
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La Prosperidad de Chirinos Cooperative
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Finca La Palestina
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Nicolás Chilcón Tocto
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Maria Estela
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Alarcón Coronel family
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Percy Pintado
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Alarcón Coronel family
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Alarcón Coronel family
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200 producers from La Prosperidad de Chirinos Cooperative
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Micaela Peña
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Lucía Muñoz
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Coffees from Cajamarca
Roasters offering these coffees: Intelligentsia Coffee · Onyx Coffee Lab · Counter Culture Coffee · Sey Coffee · Rogue Wave Coffee Roasters · Partners Coffee

Research sources & verification

Recorded verification date: 2026-09-30. External source links provide research context, not independent verification of every farm relationship or the entire region's harvest.

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