Jose Santos

Jose Santos Guevera Lopez is the owner and operator of La Montana, a 5-manzana farm in the Marcala region of Montecillos, Honduras. He cultivates 16,500 trees of coffee amongst corn and beans. Jose processes his coffee, both washed and natural, drying the coffee on raised beds for 2-3 weeks.

Natural-processed specialty coffees from Honduras are still relatively new to the market, but they are increasing in popularity. Quality-focused producers are experimenting with processing due to the increased market for these kinds of coffees from more countries, The coffee is generally picked ripe and sorted for quality, then placed on raised beds or patios to dry for a month or more.