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Aside from the agricultural value of this property with operational mill, the property lends itself to mixed use Commercial/Hotel and residential, due to the location within 25 minutes to the international airport Juan Santa Maria and the amazing views!
These farms are located in the heights of the northeast part of the Central Valley offering amazing views of the entire metropolitan areas to include cities of San José, Heredia and Alajuela.
Las Marías is made up of three farms that total 360 net hectares (889 acres) of coffee. The total area of the farms is 427 hectares (1,054 acres).
Their altitude ranges from 1200 meters above sea level to 1700 meters above sea level. These altitudes, the prevalence of volcanic soils as well as the cultivated varieties allow the production of excellent quality coffees, conforming the type known as Strictly Hard Bean.
Both the mill and the farms have the CAFE PRACTICES Certification from Starbucks and we are currently designated by that company as Preferred Customer.
The coffee beans are exclusively sold to Starbucks Nespresso and Peet’s Coffee.
The majority of the Catuaí and Caturra varieties are grown on these farms, however, during the last 6 years significant efforts have been made to introduce new varieties resistant to the main coffee disease known as coffee rust.
The most important rust resistant varieties that have been planted in the last 6 years are Obatá, Paraíso and Victoria 2. These varieties represent a little more than 20 percent of the total planting area.
Do not hesitate to contact us for more detail and to schedule a site visit.