Finca La Cristalina is located in Vereda Bajo Español in the municipality of Chinchiná, Colombia. The farm spans 21 hectares stretching between 1460 and 1790 masl, with 4.1 hectares preserved as an environmental reserve. The three Valdes family farms—Parana, La Cristalina, and San Pablo—are all part of Café Cuatro Generaciones, the umbrella company led by Luis Valdes. Named in honor of the four generations of the Valdes family involved in coffee production, the farms maintain impressive levels of production thanks to their combined 421,000 coffee trees, including 142,000 trees at La Cristalina.
Environmental stewardship and biodiversity are central to the farm’s operation. Coffee is washed and depulped at the ecological mill, where coffee pulp is placed into compost treatment and converted to organic fertilizer for the coffee plants. They use a diverse canopy of trees to shade the coffee plants—including walnut, red cedar, and guava—which act as habitats for the many bird populations around the farm. La Cristalina also maintains its own nursery for black cedar, a threatened tree species, contributing to local conservation efforts.
