Buesaco lies on a ridge in the Andes mountains of the Colombia's Nariño department. Its high altitude and tropical proximity to the equator leads to strong, warm sunlight during the day. Buesaco’s Andean topography seemingly manages to trap the daylight’s heat deep in its river valleys. Long time Metric producing partner Maria Elsi Chavez manages two lots - Finca El Placer Y El Arrayan, with Maria Elsi having planted every single tree of the 4,000 in each plot. She exudes a quiet and admirable confidence, and it shows in her coffee, consistently delivering high quality caturra microlots like this one. During the harvest season, Maria Elsi both supervises and participates in the cherry collection. As the cherry comes in from the field, she begins the post-collection processing. She de-pulps and ferments the beans for 12 to 14 hours. Experience has taught Maria Elsi that in Buesaco, the beans are dried in two stages, due to the relatively high humidity: First for just three hours on a patio and then for four days on raised beds. The resulting cup is juicy and floral, with a nice body, and notes of Tamarind, Plum & Sweet Lime.