Finca La Serranía is located in the region of El Progreso, San Cristobal Acasaguastlán, in the Mountain Range of “Sierra de Las Minas”, Guatemala.
La Sierra de Las Minas starts in the central plateau and expands towards the Atlantic coast. Covered in dense humid forest, in some points the Sierra reaches more than 3,000 meters / 9,840 feet of height. In the highest part of the Sierra a protected area of approximately 100,000 hectares can be found, which has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, due to its great biodiversity.
The plantation is situated in a rainforest environment that provides a unique microclimate, due to the descendent cold and humid air from Sierra de Las Minas in the evenings, and warm ascendant winds from the river Motagua’s valley during the day. La Serranía’s altitude varies from 1,300 meters / 4,264 feet in the lower part of the farm, up to 1,600 meters / 5,250 feet in the higher part of the farm, reaching temperatures of 0 degrees C / 32 degrees F in the highest part during the months of December – February and up to 26 degrees C / 78 degrees F in the lowest part of the farm in the months of March- May. The annual rainfall is 2,500 to 3,000 mm.
Having been born among coffee plantations, and following his ancestor’s legacy of coffee production with passion for quality and respect for the environment, Pedro Fernández acquired his own farm in 1985 and founded “La Serranía”. Besides coffee, the farm also produces other crops simultaneously in an ethic and sustainable way: ornamental plants, cardamom and pine trees.
The majority of the farm is planted with pines (Pinus Maximinoi) and Inga trees, which provide shade to crops growing below, as well as organic material used as natural fertilizer while preventing soil erosion.
Among production areas, untouched corridors of local flora are found; thus providing crystal clear water springs and local fauna throughout the farm. Respect for natural resources is his concern and passing them to future generations, his purpose.
Due to its altitude, all coffee produced in La Serranía is strictly hard been (SHB) / Specialty Coffee. The main varieties of coffee produced in La Serrania, are: Catuaí, Kenya 7 (K7), Yellow Villa Sarchí, Maragagogype, Pacamara, Gesha and Kimono.