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<p><strong>Region:</strong> <meta charset="utf-8"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104092207 BCX8">Los<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW104092207 BCX8">Naranjos</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW104092207 BCX8">, Boquete, Chiriqui</span></p> <p><strong>Elevation:</strong><span> 1500 - 1700 masl</span></p> <p><meta charset="utf-8"><strong>About: <meta charset="utf-8"></strong><span class="TextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">The Garrido family has been cultivating coffee in Boquete, Panama, since 1959, when Teodoro Garrido<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8"><span> </span>the family’s first farm. In the mid-1970s, Teodoro expanded the business by<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">acquiring</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8"><span> </span>another existing farm, now known as<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">Mam</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">a Ca</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">. Originally<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">established</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8"><span> </span>in 1911, it is one of Boquete’s oldest coffee farms. Teodoro renamed the property in<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61754000 BCX8">honour</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8"><span> </span>of its<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">previous</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8"><span> </span>owner. Following Teodoro’s passing a few years ago, the family farms are now overseen by his two daughters, Liliana and Gissell. Fiercely passionate and markedly different in character, the sisters share<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">a clear vision</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8"><span> </span>to carry their father’s work into the future.</span></span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}' class="EOP SCXW61754000 BCX8"> </span></p> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW61754000 BCX8"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW61754000 BCX8"><span class="TextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">The Garrido family has placed in the top ten across all three Best of Panama categories—Geisha Washed, Geisha Natural, and Varietal—on multiple occasions, with many of those coffees coming from<span> </span></span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">Mam</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">a Ca</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">a</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW61754000 BCX8">. This Geisha lot was processed as a traditional natural and dried at the Garrido family’s mill on custom raised beds. Drawing inspiration from another of Teodoro’s passions, rose cultivation, the drying beds sit inside a large greenhouse. This approach allows for precise temperature control through adjustable ventilation and increased vertical capacity, with beds stacked four high.</span></span><span data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":240}' class="EOP SCXW61754000 BCX8"> </span></p> </div>