Description
Sweet, Raspberry, Almond, Red Currant, Tamarind, Chocolate, Prune. These are giant beans.
Maragogipe is a natural mutation of Typica, discovered near the Brazilian city of Maragogipe in 1870. The mutation causes the beans, internode spacing and leaves to be especially large and is due to a single dominant gene. Maragogipe is one of the parents of the variety Pacamara.
Maragogipe’s potential cup quality is very high when grown at high altitudes, its yield potential is not. Moreover, Maragogipe is also highly susceptible to several pests and diseases.
German Carranza is a 28-year-old coffee producer, husband, and father of two from the village of Gracias a Dios in the Amazonas Region. His farm, El Bebedero — meaning “The Watering Place” — is named for the natural springs that flow through the land, nourishing both crops and animals.
| Country of Origin | Peru |
| Region | Amazones |
| Producer Type | Microlot |
| Farm Name | El Bebedero |
| Process | Washed |
| Growing Altitude | 1,650 masl |
| Varietal | Maragogipe |
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