Specialty & Seasonal Blend Coffee – Pacas & San Pacho

It originated from a mutation of the traditional Bourbon, discovered in 1,949 in the San Rafael farm, Palo Campana canton (Santa Ana Volcano), Santa Ana department, owned by the Pacas family. At that time the plant caught the attention of coffee growers for its compact morphological appearance and they called it in several ways: Hybrid of Arabica with San Ramón, Cafeto del Norte and Cafeto del Viento, later it was assigned the name variety PACAS, in honor of the surname of the family in whose property the variety was identified.

In the year 1.960, the ISIC began the study of pacas, with the aim of observing the morphological differences with respect to the cultivars CATURRA ROJO (Brazil) and VILLA SARCHI (Costa Rica), concluding that genetically they are similar. The PACAS variety is distributed in 27% of the country’s total. Its main characteristics are: Low bearing, with lateral branches that form an angle of 45 degrees. Abundant foliage, dark green leaves with shine and slightly consistent and short internodes that give it a compact appearance. Tolerance to the problems of drought, wind and sun. The fruit is red in color, of excellent drink quality. It is best adapted to altitudes of 500 to 1,000 meters above sea level and tolerates soils with low water retention capacity.