Region: Las Flores, Santa Barbara
Elevation: 1700 masl
About: Our connection to the Santa Barbara region of Honduras began in 2012, when we met a small group of producers around Peña Blanca, near the shores of stunning Lake Yojoa. More than a decade on, that group has grown and our relationships have deepened.
Ovidio "Machete" Gomez was among that initial group. A man of few words, he has a gruff exterior, but beneath it is a passionate soul who cares deeply for the land and his community.
A few years ago, our very first coffee from Los Gomitos was a Natural Pacas. Ovidio had only just bought the farm, much of it abandoned, and hadn't settled on a name.
Pacas is a natural mutation of Bourbon, discovered on the Pacas family's farm in El Salvador in the 1940s. It's compact, productive and well suited to the high, misty slopes around Lake Yojoa. Processed as a natural, Ovidio's Pacas is loud and juicy, with plenty of fruit.
