Description
Centrocafé
CENFROCAFE is a cooperative that brings together more than 3,000 families.
CENFROCAFE was founded on October 26, 1999 in the hamlet of Palla Peña, Tabaconas District – San Ignacio, as a Central Association, initially formed by 11 associations that were made up of 220 small producers.
The CENFROCAFE Perú Multiple Services Cooperative operates in the provinces of Jaén and San Ignacio in the department of Cajamarca and in the province of Bagua in the department of Amazonas. Cajamarca is located in the northwest of the country, bordering Ecuador to the north, Amazonas to the east, La Libertad to the south, and Lambayeque and Piura to the west.
Region
Due to its altitude, Cajamarca is located in the Quechua region (between 2,300 and 3,500 meters above sea level). This determines its climate: temperate, dry, sunny during the day but cold at night. Its average annual temperature is 15.6°C, with the rainy season from December to March. However, in its various regions, some cities have a tropical climate. Furthermore, its proximity to both the coast and the jungle, not to mention its proximity to the Equator, gives it the best climate of the departments of the Peruvian Sierra.
Its largest coffee-growing provinces are Jaén and San Ignacio, located between 900 and 1,950 meters above sea level. The Typica, Caturra, and Bourbon varieties are grown here. Cajamarca coffees are notable for their sweetness, notes of red and yellow fruits, and bright acidity.
There are thirteen provinces that make up the department of Cajamarca. The northern Andes, or páramos, are prominent in its geography, such as those of Santa Ana and Tabaconas, which occupy a small area of the Western Andes mountain range.
