This lot comes from farms in the La Paz department in south-western Honduras, near the Montecillos reserve. The Lenca people call this mountainous, jungle-covered area "the place of stone". The soils are fertile and the climate mild.
The trees grow mostly in the shade of banana palms and get little direct sun, so they bear less fruit, but with a richer and more interesting cup. Montecillos was the first area in Honduras to receive a protected designation of origin (Café de Marcala). The coffee is exported by Café Villa Florida (Caviflor), founded 40 years ago in Marcala.
