Specialty coffee producer Julio Cesar Medina is the owner of a well managed 3.5 hectares of land called El Hormiguero, and has been the owner of this farm
for the past 7 years, having inherited it through his family. The land is located in the Loma Fria community within the Dipilto municipality of Nicaragua. Geographically, it is wellperched along hills with stable temperatures and rainfall that is beneficial for the healthy growth of coffee cherries. 3 of his hectares are used for cultivating his coffee, and this harvests’ lot La Estrella comes from one segment of this farm, of the producer’s choosing.

The 3 hectares of planted land grows various varieties including caturra, red catuai, catimore and parainema, but beyond this, the farm respects the natural habitats of the fauna that call these same hills home, ensuring protection of home and conservation of water sources, as well as keeping local flora that strengthens the biodiversity. The ground cover is shaded by forest trees, fruit trees and
mosaics, all of which contribute towards the coffee tree protection from the sun, and stabilising the micro climate even further, for a better