Oscar & Francisca Chacón, Las Lajas Micromill

Oscar and Francisca Chacón operate the Las Lajas Micromill in Costa Rica, producing coffee from altitudes ranging between 1400 and 1600 meters. Their work is represented in the catalog by two active lots, both roasted by Dune Coffee Roasters.

The varietal landscape represented in the catalog includes Typica and one additional unspecified variety.

Their process portfolio highlights precision honey and natural methods. The catalog features both a black honey process lot and a natural process lot.

Recent catalog examples include the Costa Rica Sabana Redonda prepared as a black honey Typica, and the Costa Rica La Julia prepared as a natural coffee using another variety. Both lots are currently in stock and carried by Dune Coffee Roasters, yielding an average Cherrybook Index of 65.6 across their offerings.

The work of Oscar and Francisca Chacón at Las Lajas Micromill is defined by a focused approach to alternative processing methods applied to traditional and regional cultivars in Costa Rica.