HISTORY: Raúl is a fourth-generation coffee grower, born in 1973. His father, who worked for the National Coffee Federation, arrived in the lane of Gaitania, in Colombia’s Tolima region, in 1970. Later, he married Gilma Gutiérrez, Raúl’s mother, and they acquired 4 hectares of land where they began cultivating coffee.
In 2006, Raúl and his three brothers inherited the farm. Then, in 2008, together with his wife, Astrid Medina, they bought their brothers’ shares and became the owners of the farm. The farm is now run as a family business, with their son, daughter, granddaughter, and a nephew working alongside them. The farm currently has 60,000 coffee trees of varieties such as Caturra, Colombia, Castillo, Borbón Rosado, Gesha, and Papayo.
