Northern Peru region whose coffee centers on the Jaén and San Ignacio provinces, with cups from bright and fruity to round and sweet.
Cajamarca is one of Peru's five main coffee regions (with San Martín, Junín, Amazonas and Cusco, together about 87% of national production), concentrated in Jaén and San Ignacio provinces. Typica, Caturra, Bourbon and Catimor are the traditional varieties, and larger plots increasingly use Marsellesa, Parainema, Tabi and H1. Some lots run Geisha and Pink Bourbon.
Field notes
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Cajamarca lots took the top two places in the 2023 Peru Cup of Excellence, both washed Geishas, at 90.74 and 90.68 points.
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The top score in Peru's first Cup of Excellence in 2017, 92.25, also came from Cajamarca.
In the cup, according to guides
- SweetnessMorePerfect Daily Grind describes Cajamarca cups as sweet.
- AcidityMoreThe same guide reports bright acidity with red and yellow fruit.
Within Cajamarca
Elsewhere in Peru
Sources · 6 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- A Guide to Peru's Coffee-Producing Regional Profiles · Perfect Daily Grind
- Peru - Cajamarca · Trabocca
- Peruvian Coffee · PromPerú (Peru Travel)
- Peruvian Coffee Harvest Guide · Khipu Coffee
- Peru 2023 Cup of Excellence results · Alliance for Coffee Excellence
- Quality shines at Peru's first Cup of Excellence competition · Daily Coffee News