Production and expertise
Hacienda Cocollar’s original records tell us how Doña Concepción Albornett de Avila received as a gift from her husband (Don Jesús Avila) a plantation with more than 10.000 coffee plants. Two generations later, more than 100.000 coffee trees are now producing Venezuelan criollo beans. Hacienda Cocollar has been part of the Avila family for more than 50 years and has seen three generations watching over its agricultural paradise.
Location and heritage
Caripe is one of the oldest Venezuelan coffee producing regions. Hacienda Cocollar is located on the green mountains of the idyllic valley of El Guácharo National Park. The road to get there offers a myriad of surprising landscapes. This geographic paradise, comprising 250 hectares of land, are covered by banana and other fruit trees which provide plentiful shade to the coffee plants.
Altitude and varieties
Caripe´s altitude is ideal for the coffee production considering its latitude (10º 10´ 9”), similar to Costa Rica and Panama, where the right temperatures are achieved due to the austral location from the ecuador. Such conditions have also granted the region the production of a worldwide known cocoa.
Coffee profile
OWNER: Carlos César Avila
LOCATION: Caripe, Monagas – Venezuela
ALTITUDE: 900 – 1500 meters
SURFACE AREA: 250 hectares
PLANTATION AREA: 125 hectares
VARIETIES: Typica Criollo, Bourbon, Catuai, Caturra
SHADOW: 30%
HARVEST: Manual picking
HARVEST PERIOD: November – February
FERTILIZER: 100% organic (Worm Castings, Tricobiol, Nemabiol, Biomix)
