The place
Santa Cruz de Mora, in the municipality of Antonio Pinto Salinas, sits in the Mocotíes valley on the southern flank of the Mérida Andes. Coffee grows between roughly 1,200 and 1,700 metres.
Mérida was one of the three Andean states whose coffee was shipped through Maracaibo, and "Mérida" became a market name of its own. The nearby Hacienda La Victoria, a historic coffee estate, now houses a coffee and immigration museum.
Farms and process
Farms are small and medium holdings, often still with traditional varieties such as Caturra, Typica and Bourbon and the local Villanueva selection. Coffee is washed and sun-dried.
In the cup
Mérida coffees are traditionally described as sweet and delicate, with fair to good body and a gentle richness: a mild, approachable Andean profile.
Varieties grown in Santa Cruz de Mora
Container lots are field blends of several cultivars. In Santa Cruz de Mora the main ones are: Caturra, Typica, Bourbon, Villanueva, Catuaí, Monteclaro. See our guide to Venezuelan coffee varieties.
Buying Santa Cruz de Mora coffee
Lots from Santa Cruz de Mora are available on request and shipped FOB Puerto Cabello or CIF to your port, with a quality certificate per lot and EUDR geolocation data for EU shipments. Farm names and plot coordinates are disclosed upon contract signing. Read our EUDR guide for importers or request an offer.
