Yajalon - Mexico Organic
£8.65
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Yajalon
Organic Mexican Community Coffee
 ORIGIN MEXICO |
 REGION TULIJA TZELTA CHOL |
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 ALTITUDE 1350-1700 masl. |
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This lot is sourced from a community of small farmers within the Yajalón municipality of the Tulijá Tzeltal Chol region. The area boasts high biodiversity with native fauna including hummingbirds, anteaters, ocelots and saraguatos (black howler monkey). It is also a magnet for tourists who visit the region to see the towering stone ruins and learn about the ancient Mayan and Tzeltal people.
Most of the farms average five hectares in size, with cherries picked by hand, before being de-pulped, fermented between 12-17 hours, washed, and then sun dried on farmers’ yards or zarandas. Organic farming is performed under partial shade of native tree varieties and intercropped with beans, bananas, pumpkin, citrus fruits and plums, whilst fertilisers are produced using the excess pulp of coffee cherries, dry leaves and wood ashes.
