Santa Isabel
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Origin: Cobán, Guatemala
Variety: Caturra
Processing Method: Washed
Producer: Valdés Family
Relationship Length: Since 2011
We strive to dispatch all orders within one working day of your purchase.
Standard post is FREE for orders over $60 (or $9 for orders under $60) Australia-wide.
Express Post is $11 Australia-wide.
In addition we offer free Click & Collect from our Weston St Roastery in Brunswick East, Monday - Friday between 8am & 3pm. Orders are usually ready within 24 hours.
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Our coffee bags are soft-plastic recyclable. If you don’t have access to a drop-off point, you can easily return them to us for recycling. Learn more.
2026 marks 15 years of Market Lane buying coffee from Luis “Wicho” Valdés and his farm, Santa Isabel. The 300-hectare property sits in Guatemala’s Alta Verapaz department, where the lush rainforest, cool climate and plentiful rainfall create fantastic conditions for growing coffee.
In recent years, Wicho has taken steps to reduce his reliance on chemical outputs and non-organic materials, recognising that these can lead to a vicious cycle of soil degradation and the need for more inputs. Instead, he’s begun producing his own biofertiliser, which assists in making coffee plants more naturally resistant to disease and insects. As he puts it, “Instead of investing in medicine, we want to invest more in nutrition.” The results of this progressive approach have been significant – Wicho no longer uses pesticides, and his reliance on fungicides has more than halved. These new practices have led to healthier, more resilient trees that produce deliciously distinct and complex coffees.
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