Wallara

Beneficio La Estrella co ee mill founded in 2013 by Caravela – it is the first on its kind in Nicaragua that revolutionized specialty co ee and the region. Its emblematic name comes from the first co ee samples sent to our clients who were also able to identify that potential. It meant for the team that “shining light” needed to keep on pushing to make Nicaragua shine.

Back in 2013-2014 crop we set up a team of 5 PECA agronomists who provided producers with on-the-ground advisory services, educating them on best harvesting andpost-harvesting practices to produce high quality co ee. This way, Caravela inaugurated in 2014 a 5,000 m2 facility equipped with one-level shaded raised beds to profile-dry the wet parchment co ee delivered to us by the producers. Initially, we started with 60 co ee producers from Nueva Segovia who trusted our model to improve the quality that Nicaragua already had but needed better growing and processing practices. 

Fast forward, the facility has been expanded and upgraded to three-level shaded raised beds of 14,400 m2. Over 63+ sta maintain and oversee directly the drying process at the dry mill. The controlled drying process ensures stability and shelf life for co ee processed there. The co ee mill is fully equipped with two in-house cupping labs and milling machinery to hull all co ee exported which amounted to 8,000 69 kg bags for harvest 2019

We are proud of our Nicaraguan producers and the partnership we have established for more than 6 years; producers have risen to the challenges and have been open and willing to make changes despite the adversities that the country and the co ee industry have experienced in recent years.