Buena Vista Estate is located on the Apaneca/Ilamatepeq mountain range, on the mountain of El Cachillo. The total extension of the plantation is 30 Hectares, of which twenty-five are cultivated with coffee and the remaining five are composed of “native forest canopy”.
On the plantation there are many gazers of volcanic origins and fresh water springs. The water from the water springs is used for working purposes in the plantation and supplies many of the surrounding communities with fresh water. The average altitude for the plantation is from 1,250 meters to 1,450 meters above sea level.
The plantation is made up of 100% Bourbon Arabica coffee. The average age of the plantation is about 15 years, with about 5,000 coffee trees per hectare. The variety of shade trees used in the plantation is composed of native trees and Inga trees with a population of about 110 shade trees per hectare.
The annual production of the plantation is 125,000 pounds of washed strictly hard bean, equivalent to 750 bags of 69 kilograms for export.