This lot is made up of Caturra grown on the El Buho plot, located within the farm Las Terrazas, which is part of Finca La Bolsa in Huehuetenango. The lot takes its name from the location of the plot itself—on the edge of the native forest—where at night you can hear owls. Hence the name *El Buho*, which in Spanish means “The Owl.” Finca La Bolsa was bought by Jorge Vides, a distinguished medical professional, in 1958. Prior to this, the land was not used for coffee production. Jorge won a number of awards for coffee production and for his services to the Huehuetenango region, and the main hospital in the coffee-growing community was named after him.
In 2002, La Bolsa competed in the Cup of Excellence competition and placed second, scoring 94.98. La Bolsa sits between two mountains, which provide a very stable, humid microclimate. Combined with the limestone-rich soils, this gives the coffee a unique profile, with a rich, syrupy body and plenty of malic and citric acidity. Coffee is fermented for between 18 and 24 hours, then cleaned of mucilage, graded in channels, and soaked overnight.