Where it all began...

To grow an excepcional coffee you need extraordinary conditions. We are talking about: weather, humidity, highness, fertility, all in one place. More than finding a land to cultivate we discover paradise. A quiet and uncharted niche, hidden in the heart of Amazonas, deep in the Jungle.

Ecuador has indescribable landscapes, across Los Andes, and this is not the exception. Mountain tops, crystal clear rivers and Reventador volcano, are  part of our scenario, along with beautiful unknown species running through our coffee lands. Ready to Join us in this lifetime experience?

Reventador

It is known that volcanic ground and of course volcanic ashes are the best fertilizer, purely organic matter to feed our coffee. 
Very, very close to La Josefin you find Reventador, an active stratovolcano which lies in the eastern Andes of Ecuador.
Since 1541 it has erupted over 25 times, although its isolated location means that many of its eruptions have gone unreported.
Its most recent eruption began in 2008 and is ongoing until today. The largest historical eruption occurred in 2002. 
During that eruption the plume from the volcano reached a height of 17 km and pyroclastic flows went up to 7 km from the cone. 
No injuries or damages have been reported.
The volcano's main peak lies inside a U-shaped caldera which is open towards the Amazon basin to the east. 
During the night, in the silence you can hear constantly the Reventador rumbling, you can't miss that show.
This is one of our secret ingredients.

WE ARE PART OF

Cayambe-Coca Natural Reserve

The Cayambe-Coca National Park is located at the north of Ecuador, in the central and northern branch of the Eastern Andean Range,
between the provinces of Imbabura, Pichincha, Napo and Sucumbios.
​The reserve has an area of ​​403,103 hectares and an altitude range that goes from 5,700 meters
above sea level on the summit of Mount Cayambe, to 400 meters in the area near Lumbaqui, in the  Aguarico river.

The southeast part of Cayambe Coca National Park is close to Quito and the northeastern approaches to Colombia.
The reserve is bounded by the Antisana Ecological Reserve at the south and at the east by the
National Park Gran Sumaco. It was created by Executive Decree No. 818, on November 17, 1970.

The Cayambe-Coca National Park is the largest protected area with the biggest plant
and animal diversity in Ecuador. It is composed of natural regions like: the Sierra region, with its moors;
lakes and Andean forests; and the Amazon region formed by the eastern slopes of the range.

There are, at least, ten areas of life composed of Rainforest, Subtropical Rainforest, Subtropical Wet Forest,
Lower Montane Wet Forest, Montane wet forest, Montane rain forest, Pre-Montane forest, Subalpine wet forest, and Nival.

As part of this protected environment, we feel responsible of the impact we have in Mother Nature.
A part of La Josefina stays completely untouched, preserving hundred of unknown species.

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Sumaco National Park Biosphere Reserve

Exploring La Josefina and it's surroundings

Sumaco Biosphere Reserve has an extension of 902 000 hectares and encompasses 3 major areas: Napo – Galeras National Park, Sumaco volcano area, and the latter’s surrounding. Sumaco is an impressive 3732 meters high volcano located 50 kilometers east of the eastern slopes of the Andes, in the Napo province.

The Sumaco Biosphere Reserve extends its limits within 3 Ecuadorian provinces (Napo, Orellana, and Sucumbios) and it harbors 7 of the 25 life zones existing in the entire world. It goes from highly humid tropical forests at 600 meters up to 3 732 meters above sea level, where only Andean Paramo prevails.
The Sumaco Biosphere Reserve’s nucleus (Sumaco National Park and Napo – Galeras National Park) and its direct areas of influence are highly protected and the population around it receives help to use natural resources in the best possible way. The approval of Biosphere Reserve status provides new opportunities for activities oriented towards conservation and sustainable development. Biosphere Reserves are famous worldwide and therefore there is an increase in tourists’ interest in visiting the Sumaco area.

Plants

More than 6000 
species have been identified.

Fauna

101 mammals, 58 types of snakes,
31 species of toads and 6 species of
​turtles.

Territory

902.000 hectareas, divided
in 3 major groups.