Paula Salas Villalobos
MEMBER

Paula Salas Villalobos

Café Rancho Arizona

Memberships

  • IWCA – International Women’s Coffee Alliance, Costa Rica

Biography

Café Rancho Arizona is a fifth-generation Costa Rican family-owned company with solid experience in coffee production in Santo Domingo de Heredia. Our story is rooted in several generations dedicated to coffee farming and continues today under the leadership of women in the family, who have taken on the responsibility of preserving and strengthening this coffee-growing heritage.

We are dedicated to the cultivation, production, and commercialization of specialty coffee, working directly from the farm with a strong focus on traceability, quality, and innovation. We produce coffees with different profiles and processing methods, seeking to express in every cup the unique characteristics of our terroir and the careful work behind each harvest.

Our approach is built around three fundamental pillars: environmental stewardship, people, and the economic sustainability of coffee farming. We implement practices focused on the conservation of natural resources, responsible soil and water management, biodiversity, and regenerative agriculture, while promoting the development and well-being of the people who are part of our value chain and our community.

As a women-led company, we believe in creating opportunities, sharing knowledge, and strengthening women's participation in the coffee sector. We strive not only to preserve our family legacy, but also to help it evolve and create new opportunities for future generations.

At Café Rancho Arizona, we work to bring together tradition, quality, sustainability, and innovation, offering coffee with history, identity, and purpose. Our coffee is produced in Costa Rica with a vision toward new markets and long-term commercial relationships based on transparency and direct connections with those who value specialty coffee.

Products

Location

Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica

Coffee types

Green coffee; processed/roasted whole bean or ground coffee for domestic and international consumption. Specialty coffee.

Arabica varieties

Obatá, Yellow Obatá, Catigua MG3, Catigua MG2, San Isidro-48, Paraíso, Caturra.

Processing methods

Washed, Honey, and Natural.

Cupping profile

Clean, sweet, and well-balanced specialty coffees, characterized by notes of caramel and brown sugar, bright citrus acidity, and a creamy body, with fruit-forward expressions that vary according to the variety and processing method.

Cupping score

Ranges from 85 to 88 (according to the SCA protocol).

Contact Information

Paula Salas Villalobos

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