Finca Soledad Curated Set

by Archers

Finca Soledad is the patriotic project of Seven Summiteer and 1st generation specialty coffee producer Jose Ignacio “Pepe” Jijon.  In the early 2000s, Pepe solo climbed the highest peak in each of the seven continents — conquering Mount Everest as the 7th summit — as a salute to mother nature and a tribute to his homeland, Ecuador. He is esteemed as the first South American to have done so.  Through that extreme, athletic feat, Pepe aimed to inspire the youth to make their country proud through worthwhile pursuits that show reverence for nature and showcase the tenacity of the human spirit. He aspires to enduringly achieve this same aim through Finca Soledad’s focus on careful cultivation and mindful processing only of rare varieties.  These days, and for the last 15 years, he’s been working toward the same aim through the famed Finca Soledad in the remote Intag Valley of the northerly Imbabura province. It’s his family’s artisanal farm where all intentions and energies focus on produc