HERLY URQUIA
Herly Urquia owns and manages Finca Caviflor in the Montecillos region of Honduras. This 20 hectare farm has 18 hectares planted in coffee, while the rest is planted with oranges, bananas, and strawberries. Herly has approximately 38,000 incredibly healthy trees on his property, mostly all Catuai and IHCAFE 90 varieties.
This farm is known for its abundance of wild birds; specifically a very high population of hummingbirds. It is common occurrence to see them around all the coffee and other fruits. Herly is in the process now of building new fermentation tanks to continue to experiment with new processing techniques.
MONTECILLOS
The Montecillos region of Honduras is known for is dramatic altitude changes and stunning landscape. The steep elevation of this region provides cool evenings which is ideal for coffee growing. This area is right along the border with El Salvador in the Southwest Corner of the country.
(In partnership with Cafe Imports)
