In the southeast of the department of Nariño, there is a municipality called El Tablón de Goméz, home to the producers from El Tablón. Tablón de Gómez, or El Tablón as people in the region call it, is a tiny community nestled in the Macizo Colombiano, with a very strong indigenous influence and culture.

This is the fourth year we've featured this collection of coffees from farmers in the El Tablón area - though the individual farmers contributing may change from year to year, the quality and flavor consistency is assured. This year, four smallholder farmers contributed: Deyby Caez Erazo, Erwin Muñoz Benavides, John Hernandez Ordoñez, and Javier Delgado Ramirez.
Coffee production in this region is relatively new due to the presence of guerrilla groups over the past few decades. Three years ago, our importer partner Caravela had the opportunity to start sourcing coffee from this special region, working directly with the coffee farmers, as well as with the indigenous community (Resguardo de Inga Aponte).