Las Tolas is Arnaud Causse's first farm in Ecuador. It is the fruit of a project that Arnaud has been pursuing with passion and perseverance for many years.
Las Tolas means "small mound of earth formed by man". Dating back to 200 BC, these small artificial hills found on the farm today may have been tombs or places of worship. They give this place a rather mysterious and magical character. The farm lies between the two mountain ranges of the Cordillera, in a humid equatorial climate.
Located in the heart of the Andean Chocó, one of the planet's 7 biodiversity 'hotspots', Las Tolas enjoys an atypical production environment between clouds and forests. Several varieties of coffee are grown on this deep soil, whose composition has been enriched by volcanic eruptions: Pacamara, Bourbon, Caturra, Catuai and Java.
