Originating in the Planadas and Gaitania terroirs, in the south of the Tolima region, this coffee is grown in a high-altitude area that is often covered by clouds. It is from this particularity that its name derives, since "Fábrica" comes from "Cloud Factory".
The coffee is produced from old varieties such as bourbon, typica, caturra, castillo and colombia, which are very rare today.
After being picked, sorted by floatation and then by hand, the coffee is fermented (in an anaerobic environment) for 36 hours into cherries. It then dries for 1 to 2 days on raised beds. Finally, it is dried in mechanical dryers for 48 to 72 hours.
This coffee is produced in two cooperatives of indigenous coffee growers by more than 240 families in the community of NASA WE'SX in the Planadas and Gaitania areas. Each family owns around 2 to 4 hectares.
These areas are protected lands for these native peoples, with over 6,000 trees per hectare. Today, they are the guardians of one of Colombia's largest nature reserves.
They have joined forces with a number of coffee producer organisations to promote the cultivation of their coffee, provide income for their families and strengthen their community.
