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Santa Maria has grown under the ownership of Victor Robelo to just over 35ha from the 17ha it was in 2017. Forming part of Grupo Las Nubes, it is one of seven farms in the Matagalpa and Jinotega region. It lies within La Reserva El Arenal so coffee here grows in the shade of the forest, and has been part of the family since 2011. Victor himself is the third generation of his family owning farms in coffee since 1937. Ownership in the family went through hard times with the conflict when they were forced off the land, but he has since come back to purchase and restore the farms his father owned with a purpose to have a high performance and high-quality coffee. Speaking to ACE when he won the Cup Of Excellence back in 2017 he attributed the ongoing success to the team he works with. “There is no secret, simply doing things together, as a team, both the technical part, responsible for farms, cutters and the whole team, is a set of people involved in the process. Apart from a good collection and a good wash, good drying work and dry beneficio, a total follow-up from the seed to the cup I think is the success of getting a good coffee. But I come back and I repeat the success is in the team.” - Victor Robelo We couldn't agree more with Victor, and invite you to sit back and consider all the steps taken to get this brew into your hands. Enjoy the sips!