Historical Coffee Farm House

My name is Melania Gamboa, and I am the manager at Las Mercedes Coffee Farm.
I grew up in this farm with my family and we love to share our lifestyle with people around the world.

Please feel free to contact me for any further questions or inquires. It will be a pleasure to host you at our home.

Generation to generation, the Gamboa family has dedicated their work and effort to honor the legacy of their great grandfather Antolin Gamboa, and their great grandmother Mercedes, who started the farm as a sustenance agricultural and dairy farm.

The Casona was built around 1920, with wood directly from the farm. The house has a Victorian style, built with pillars, since the lower area was used to store beans, corn, and other produce to last the whole year.

Our grandfather, Tista Gamboa, followed the steps of his father and became leading commander of the Liberacion Nacional party during the civil war in 1948. The Casona was used during that time as a war barrack and hiding place. To this day, part of the history can be found in La Casona, decorated with the war helmets, some of the riffles and literature pertinent to the times.

We are proud to form part of the history of our country, knowing that the land in which we grow our coffee formed part of the solution towards the abolition of the army of our country, and key to the development of our country's development.

We started producing coffee on this land about 60 years ago, and avocado about 10 years ago. Currently, a large part of our operation is led by women, and the farm continues to be a family project.

Las Mercedes specialty coffee is grown surrounded by the mountains of Tarrazú, providing the ideal altitude to develop a clean acidity and unique flavors that distinguish the taste of specialty coffee.
Characterized by our artesanal process, each grain is hand picked and sun dried through a delicate and soft process that aims to maintain every floral, herbal and fruity note.