Our Honduras Reserve “Luis Nolasco” Nano Lot — limited quantities available!
History of the Catracha Project
Catracha Coffee Company was established in 2010, when Mayra Orellana-Powell realized her dream of starting a coffee business that would have an impact in the small community of Santa Elena where she was born and raised. Mayra named her business Catracha Coffee Company because “Catracha” is a nickname for a Honduran woman.
Finding Santa Elena
What a geography teacher dealing in facts says:
The municipality of Santa Elena is located in the department of La Paz, which shares a border with El Salvador in western Honduras. The municipality has approximately 88 square miles and a population of 14,800. Coffee is grown between 1,500 and 1,800 meters above sea level.
What Jason says:
Holy Shit! Santa Elena is located in one of the most remote coffee producing regions in Central America. Accessed by a network of paved and mostly dirt mountain roads, it is a minimum 6-hour drive by bus or 4-wheel-drive vehicle from the Capital City of Tegucigulpa. The main square of Santa Elena consists of three blocks of basic straw, cement, and wood structures containing one school for young children that ends in 7th grade, a jail, a church, and a few other businesses that sell the most basic of necessities such as toilet paper, tires, and vegetables.
Luis Nolasco and Old Soul…A Unique Partnership
Old Soul works directly with a variety of farmers who have a wide range of experience and expertise in producing specialty coffee. When we first spent time with Luis on his farm twelve years ago, Luis produced 5 bags of exportable quality coffee which scored between 82-83 points. Through hard work, farm infrastructure improvement projects (he invested in new raised solar beds with his profits five years ago), and attending best practice seminars provided by Catracha, Luis has increased his export this year to 35 bags of award-winning coffee.
Partnership Accomplishments to Date
- Three-time North American Golden Bean Medal Winner
- Awarded a cup score of 93 PTS by Coffee Review
- Started a groundbreaking blockchain and 3rd payment program in 2021
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