Fredesvinda Vasquez Romero

Farm Name: "Finca El Zapote"
Location: El Nogal district, Jaén, Cajamarca, Peru
Altitude: 1860-1900 mts
Varietals: Typica, Catuay, Caturra, Pache, Geisha, Bourbon, etc.
Farm size: 5 ha
Total Production: 80 bags
Harvest: Sept-Dec
Member of Sol & Café since 2008

Fredesvinda Vásquez Romero is was born on Celendin – another region in Cajamarca. She lives with her husband José Secundino Cubas Dávila who also participates in the household's coffee activities. Together they have five sons. Doña Fredesvinda has been a member of the Sol&Café coopertive since 2008. She forms part of the El Ingenio primary organization along with 15 other farmers. She is really an excellent coffee producer and her coffees are one of the bestest that Sol & Café receives in their yearly internal quality competition. She is always working to improve the quality of her coffees.

Her farm is located in the small town of El Nogar, two hours from Jaén. The Zapote is a fruit tree and it grows into the farm, that is because the name. This farm hectareas 05 has with coffee production and 05 hectareas of forest. The main income of Mrs. Fredesvinda is the sale of coffee. Also she produces vegetables and also she is dedicated to raising chickens and guinea pigs.