Oliverio Villafaña - Typica Honey

This honey-processed microlot is produced by Oliverio Villafaña in Nabusimake, in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Oliverio is part of the Arhuaco community, where farming is guided by an understanding of the landscape that has been passed down through generations. Coffee is grown here on small plots that also support the crops used in daily life, and each stage of production reflects a careful relationship with the land rather than a push for scale.

Oliverio’s background in trade and international business allows him to manage the practical side of exporting while keeping cultural priorities at the centre of decision-making. His work has helped open direct routes to market for coffees from Nabusimake for the first time, creating a structure where producers can sell without intermediaries shaping the terms.

This lot reflects Oliverio’s own approach to cultivation and processing, shaped by both ancestral knowledge and technical understanding. It shows the character of coffee grown at the highest points of the Sierra Nevada, and the close attention that goes into its preparation from harvest through drying.