On this property and its surroundings, was cultivated pumpkins, especially one with a narrow neck and hard bark, which in the region was called "Tecomate", the natives extracted their pulp, and used them as containers to transport water to their agricultural work. to drink, (because it keeps it fresh and with nice flavor). Hence the name of the village ¨Los Tecomates¨.
Herlindo Lemus Alvizures, father of Tulio Osberto Lemus Pineda, acquired this property in the year of 1954, being mainly used for the planting of corn and beans. In 1979, Efraín Lemus, older brother of the family, started with the planting of 1.5 hectares of coffee. When discovering the vocation of the soil, Tulio continues with this crop, currently counting on 47 hectares.
Located 35 kilometers from the capital, in Aldea Los Tecomates, in the municipality of Palencia, in the department of Guatemala. It has an extension of 47 hectares. At an altitude of 1,400 to 1,600 meters above sea level. Using as shade, gravilea trees, ingas, and oaks. With varieties of coffee, Caturra, Maracaturra, Yellow Bourbon.
Grains of the caturra variety, cut at their optimum point of maturation, were processed in a humid benefit, resting in fermentation piles, selected in a runner channel and sun-dried in concrete patios, waiting in the estate's cellar, to be tasted.
