Las Flores

Jhoan Vergara

Small-scale producer

Finca Las Flores was founded in 1990 by Edilberto Vergara and Nubia Ayure, children of coffee farmers. Spanning 16 hectares in Huila, Colombia, it fully transitioned to coffee cultivation by 1998. Inspired by their mother, who ranked 16th in the 2006 Cup of Excellence, the Vergara siblings embraced specialty coffee. Jhoan Vergara studied agronomy, exploring varieties like Pink Bourbon and Java, and the farm developed processes such as natural, honey, and washed. In 2019, Jhoan won the Master of Coffee contest and achieved auction success in South Korea. Their mission is sustainability and knowledge-sharing, aiming to build a profitable, future-focused coffee industry.