Finca Hartmann

Finca Hartmann is run by the Hartmann family. Their farms are located in the scenic region of Santa Clara and the border with the International Friendship Park close to the Talamanca Mountain Range. The coffee is grown under shade and sustainably cultivated without the use of pesticides. All cleaning is done by hand and any cherries that do not meet Hartmann’s quality standards are used as organic fertilizers on the crop. Hartmann employs the native people of the Nobes tribes to help him produce this exceptional coffee. The Honey process is depulped dry and the drying process is done in African beds for the first 5 days and after they use guardiolas.

Finca Hartmann is a family enterprise in the 3rd generation, and located in Santa Clara, Renacimiento. It consists of 2 farms – Santa Clara Finca Hartmann and Ojo de Agua, located between 1.300 and 2.000 mts above sea level with nearly 100has of forest reserves bordering on the Parque Nacional de La Amistad. The coffee is grown under the shade of native rainforest trees that have been there for many years. The Hartmanns try not to cut trees, they replant native trees and plantains to maintain the natural cycle and a healthy soil and fauna.

The farm is nestled between a natural rainforest reserve on the one side and the border of Costa Rica on the other side. The location and environment of the finca is a very challenging one, with cold temperatures at night, lots of wind and rainfall. And even so, this very visionary, passionate and engaged person, Jose, managed to produce some incredible cups of coffee. Or, if we quote Jose, it is because of those rough conditions that the coffee production results in low productivity but an intense flavour. He says that the cold wind and rain that come from the Atlantic through the mountains dividing Panama play an important role in the taste of their coffee.