Finca Los Nietos
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Gary B
Vancouver, Canada484 bijdragen
feb. 2015 • Stellen
Finca los Nietos advertises itself as an organic boutique coffee farm, and the label fits perfectly. We asked our hotel to book a personal tour of local farms, and they booked Erwin Rivas who included this farm in his tour. It is located in the small town of San Lorenzo el Cuba. We were toured by Raul the owner. The farm covers just 18 acres down a hill from the farmhouse facing northeast. Raul is a local firefighter/medic and his wife Christina is American. Curiously we had seen them the might before at a salsa bar in town.
We learned a lot about the coffee plants used ( a mix of Arabica for flavour and Robusta for volume), which are planted a couple of meters apart under shade trees. We learned about the process for removing the multiple layers of the beans (berry, shell, mucilage, and 2 thin skins). Everything removed is kept and used. Some is composted for fertilizer, some is burned and the smoke used to treat the bushes against infection, and a liquor decanted from the decomposing berries is used as a spray insecticide. Inverted plastic bottles filled with liquid hang from the bushes and trees to capture insects.
Each bush will produce coffee for about 8 years once mature (takes about 3 years to produce). They can then be cut back and they will grow to produce again. They also have their own nursery to raise new plants to replace those that die from insects or a blight that is attacking Central American plantations.
Once the coffee beans have been treated, they are roasted and then picked over by hand and sorted for size, evidence of fungus or worms, etc. Any bean so impacted will give the coffee a sour or bitter taste. This farm is small and produces about 800 sacks a year, with most sold to tourists or local restaurants.
Back at the house we sat in their beautiful garden to drink coffee from a French press. Now I generally prefer bold strong coffee, but this was mild, with no bitterness and delicious subtle and diverse flavours. It was wonderful and we bought a couple of small bags or coffee made from local weathered fabrics.
We learned a lot about the coffee plants used ( a mix of Arabica for flavour and Robusta for volume), which are planted a couple of meters apart under shade trees. We learned about the process for removing the multiple layers of the beans (berry, shell, mucilage, and 2 thin skins). Everything removed is kept and used. Some is composted for fertilizer, some is burned and the smoke used to treat the bushes against infection, and a liquor decanted from the decomposing berries is used as a spray insecticide. Inverted plastic bottles filled with liquid hang from the bushes and trees to capture insects.
Each bush will produce coffee for about 8 years once mature (takes about 3 years to produce). They can then be cut back and they will grow to produce again. They also have their own nursery to raise new plants to replace those that die from insects or a blight that is attacking Central American plantations.
Once the coffee beans have been treated, they are roasted and then picked over by hand and sorted for size, evidence of fungus or worms, etc. Any bean so impacted will give the coffee a sour or bitter taste. This farm is small and produces about 800 sacks a year, with most sold to tourists or local restaurants.
Back at the house we sat in their beautiful garden to drink coffee from a French press. Now I generally prefer bold strong coffee, but this was mild, with no bitterness and delicious subtle and diverse flavours. It was wonderful and we bought a couple of small bags or coffee made from local weathered fabrics.
Geschreven op 23 mei 2015
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Jolsen87
Boston, MA20 bijdragen
This was such a great tour! This small organic coffee plantation was a great find with a real personal feel. The owners are super nice and friendly and really made the morning tour special, the grounds are incredible and the coffee, AWESOME! I would go back for the coffee, the people, the conversation or just to sit and play with the dogs in the jungle yard. Well worth going to this tour over a big plantation tour.
Geschreven op 1 juli 2014
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Niki C
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala14 bijdragen
feb. 2014 • Vrienden
I visited Finca los Nietos in February 2014 with friends and family. There was a group of 5 of us and we all absolutely loved the experience. Raul and Christina (the owners) made us feel like family. After the crop-to-cup tour (where we saw the plants, learned about coffee plant diseases, saw the worm farm, hulled beans, checked out the drying beans, and asked a million and ten questions), we sat down to drink coffee with their family. They had family visiting from the U.S., and we spent hours talking with them, playing with the granddaughters (and puppies!), and just truly loving the experience. Every time I meet someone planning on visiting Antigua, I recommend Finca Los Nietos to them, and really hope they get the opportunity to visit such a lovely family and their wonderful, small coffee farm.
Geschreven op 6 maart 2014
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melkev4
Myrtle Beach, SC82 bijdragen
jun. 2013 • Gezinnen
Our family visited Finca Los Nietos coffee farm in June, 2013. We took a chicken bus from the "bus lot" in Antigua, got off at the crossroads known as "El Guarda" and walked to the right 3 minutes to get there -Total cost for four: $2 (as opposed to the $25 cab ride option!). The farm was lovely, the tour highly informative, the coffee delicious, and the visit with the family amazing! Skip the big tourist tours and have a real traveler's experience!
Geschreven op 14 juni 2013
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curtbrown33
st. paul, minnesota1 bijdrage
Forget touring the big coffee factories and check out Finca Los Nietos (Farm of the Grandchildren). A family from Maine has taken over a tiny, 1-acre coffee farm and they show you how it's done, from their worm tank to squeezing the "jackets" off the coffee beans drying on their roof. It's just outside San Antonio Agua Calientes, a $25 cab ride from Antigua -- all capped off with a taste of their smooth, well-roasted Mayan Roast.
Geschreven op 4 januari 2010
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declan h
2 bijdragen
Hi finca loa Nietos farm,
Do you guys have a way of contacting you email adress etc. Would love to check out the coffee farm and have a tour of that is possible?
Many thanks
Declan
christina_raul
Finca Los Nietos, San Lorenzo el Cubo2 bijdragen
Sorry the farm is closed due to it being sold so it's closed to the public.
We still have Calle 13, the Dogo Guatemalteco, that was given to our Asso. AWARE in 2015 He is quite old now and not doing well. Would like the owners, if they are the same to know that. Please pass the message Thank you. Xenii 5401-3148
Hallo Raul y Christina,
Thank you for your massage. I'm looking forwward to your answer !
Kind regards,
Teun and Marijke
Do you have a vacancy for the period 24 november untill December 8th ?
Regards,
Teun van Gelder
christina_raul
Finca Los Nietos, San Lorenzo el Cubo2 bijdragen
Yes, I think we could accommodate you at that time. How did you find out about Finca Los Nietos?
Regards, Christina
Dear Raul and Christina,
Me and my wife Marijke are aged 65 and 67. We both are retired (retirados) from education. We are from Holland.
Our son Pieter and daughter-in-law Carlijn will visit (and work) for five weeks for the Ninõs de Guatemala - school Nuestro Futuro in Antigua. We will visit them from November
24th untill December 7th.
We have seen your beautiful farm/ house and we would like to stay with you in that period ?
Is that possible ?
I'm looking forward to your answer.
Kind regards
Teun van Gelder
Marijke van den Berg
Dear Raul and Christina,
Me and my wife Marijke are aged 65 and 67. We both are retired (retirados) from education. We are from Holland.
Our son Pieter and daughter-in-law Carlijn will visit (and work) for five weeks for the Ninõs de Guatemala - school Nuestro Futuro in Antigua. We will visit them from November
24th untill December 7th.
We have seen your beautiful farm/ house and we would like to stay with you in that period ?
Is that possible ?
I'm looking forward to your answer.
Kind regards
Teun van Gelder
Marijke van den Berg
christina_raul
Finca Los Nietos, San Lorenzo el Cubo2 bijdragen
Hello Teun Marijke
We are checking our schedule in the next couple of days, as we plan on being in the Finca around that time. Thanks for Inquiring & we will let you know soon
Gracias
Raul y Christina
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