Wilfredo Mancía, Finca Los Hermanos

I’ve been working as an agronomy technician for many years…

Mostly advising farmers who grow avocados, mango, plantains, and – of course – coffee. So, spending my days on the land, touching, feeling, sniffing the earth, has always been a part of my life.

Then, in 2012, my wife got a bit of land from her brother, and we immediately knew that we wanted to grow coffee. Leaf rust had just hit hard, which for us, was a kind of blessing, because it allowed us to start from zero, and to plant the entire finca in the way we saw fit. My education and the many years as a technician, were most helpful.

We decided to plant Parainema and Obata, two varieties that offer consistency and are quite resistant to disease and plagues. Also, the land is at 1,500 meter and relatively protected from wind and sun. Really, the circumstances are ideal to grow exquisite beans.

Nowadays, my wife and I focus mainly on our coffee business and we are always looking for new opportunities, more land, other varieties. Our dream is to start cultivating Geisha, something entirely innovative for Honduras. But we’re not scared to be the first, or to experiment. On the contrary, we think that it is necessary to take some risk now and then, if your goal is to become better and more performant. 

Last harvest, we prepared two micro-lots, an 84 and an 84,5 and this year we prepared a coffee that scored 86. So, we are making progress and we want to increase our scores, as well as diversify the processes. Honey is attractive because it offers such rich flavors, but we also want to prepare an anaerobic coffee soon. Ideally, we will convert ourselves into trusted partners for one or two roasters somewhere in the world, and we grow the coffee with them, not only for them. With their knowledge of what their clients’ taste buds prefer, and our experience in the field, we can serve coffees that are tailor-made, imagine that!

Farm facts

Our finca is called ‘Los Hermanos’, the brothers, because we have two young sons. 

2,8 hectares at 1,500 meters, well protected and with lots of shade from plantains, bananas, natural barriers as well, formed by izote and cypresses. 

Our varieties are Parainema and Obata, but we envision planting Geisha when we can afford it.

The coffees are FTO certified.

This farm is Rain Forest Alliance certified.