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Maria Estela
Specs
Producer Maria Estela
Region Jaén, Cajamarca, Peru
Harvest Summer 2025
Varieties Yellow Caturra
Process Washed
Altitude 1,790-1,850 masl
Importer Crop to Cup
Maria Estela
Producer Profile
This is the second coffee from a producer of the El Morito group that we’ve purchased. Maria Estela is a key figure in the El Morito association, farming at 1790–1850 masl in Cajamarca. She works alongside her three children, cultivating Yellow Caturra, Marshell, and Bourbon. Like all the producers of El Morito, Maria processes her coffee on the farm. Education is at the heart of her efforts: two of her children aim to become doctors, while her son Antony is preparing to specialize in post-harvest techniques to carry on the family’s coffee legacy. Founded in 2022, El Morito is a community-based group of smallholders who process their coffees independently before consolidating for export. This structure prioritizes traceability, autonomy, and shared investment in quality.
Brewing Maria Estela
Recommended Use: FILTER
Where to Grind: Start at a medium-coarse setting within our recommended grind range*
*Refer to our Grind & Brew Guide for recipes and grind setting ranges tailored to specific grinders and brewers.
For best results we recommend resting your filter coffee for two to three weeks post-roast before brewing.
Cajamarca
Cajamarca is the most famous of Peruvian growing regions. It sits on the border with Ecuador. The Eastern and Western Andes meet in the region, helping create distinct microclimates that are ideal for growing high-quality coffee.
Caturra
A natural mutation of Bourbon, originally discovered in Brazil in the early 20th century; Caturra derives its name from the Guarani word for “small,” a reference to its diminutive stature that results from a single-gene mutation causing dwarfism. It was this small size- allowing for more trees to be planted closer together- that led to mass selections of Caturra being made by the Instituto Agronomico (IAC) of Sao Paulo State in Campinas in the 1930’s. Caturra then made its way to Guatemala during the 1940’s and then was widely adopted in the 1970’s by the rest of Central America, where it is now one of the most economically important varieties. At high altitudes Caturra has strong quality and yield potential but unfortunately, is quite susceptible to disease.
Washed
Transparency
IMPORTER | Crop to Cup |
FARMGATE PRICINGWhat's this?FOB: "Freight on board," usually the price paid to the coffee exporter for coffee ready to ship. This includes price paid to the producer as well as milling, warehousing and transportation costs plus any intermediaries' fees and export costs. Farmgate: the price paid by the exporter or other buyer to the producer or producer organization. | -- |
FOB PRICING | $4.80 USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $6.74 USD per lb |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 3,933 kg. Subtext purchaed 276 kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | This is both the first year C2C has worked with El Morito and the first year we have purcchased Maria's coffee. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 86.75 |