Tarrazú Women

Costa Rican coffees are among the best in the world. Its Central Valley is the ideal place to grow coffee due to its altitude and mineral-rich volcanic soil. The coffee planting cycle begins in May. Coffee has been called "The Golden Bean" because of the economic prosperity it has brought to Costa Rica. In the last 100 years, coffee has transformed Costa Rica from a colonial backwater into a relatively opulent and cosmopolitan republic.

The Tarrazú region has an ideal climate for growing some of the best coffees in the world; its altitude, volcanic soils, and temperatures result in a clean, smooth, and balanced cup. The vast majority of Costa Rican coffees come from the Tarrazú area, near the Poas volcano.

Coffees from the region are produced at an altitude of 1200 meters or more, which allows them to be classified as SHB (strictly hard bean), the highest classification in the Costa Rican system. CoopeTarrazu currently has 2,600 members. The cooperative helps members obtain technical assistance, low-cost loans, and low prices for fertilizers. The most important aspect of the cooperative is the economic benefit for the region and its members. It has over 50 years of experience and tradition.

The 5 principles of the cooperative are: Solidarity, Transparency, Sustainability, Quality, and Service. They hold the Fairtrade coffee seal. La Pastora is a coffee developed by CoopeTarrazú, a recognized cooperative in San Marcos, Tarrazú, which provides its members with coffee benefit points, marketing tools, and export services. And in this case, the "women's project" coffee is harvested exclusively by female coffee growers.