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Finca Sophia was founded in 2008 by a group of coffee professionals and friends from California who shared a vision to cultivate exceptional coffee in one of the most remote and elevated corners of Panama. Located in the cool, misty highlands of Nueva Suiza, with sweeping views of Cerro Punta and proximity to the Parque Internacional La Amistad, the farm occupies a unique position at altitudes reaching over 2,100 meters. What began as a small, rugged vegetable and cattle farm has been transformed over the years into a premier Geisha coffee estate. The early years were focused on reestablishing shade cover, planting thousands of native trees and coffee seedlings, and working patiently through the challenges of farming at extreme elevation. Finca Sophia was developed with long-term vision and care, blending ecological sensitivity with precision farming techniques in a demanding, high-altitude environment. After several years of trials, Finca Sophia began producing exportable lots under the guidance of founders Willem Boot and Helen Russell, partner David Pohl, and the skilled management of Kelly Hartmann. The farm quickly earned a reputation for excellence, thanks to the slow cherry maturation and concentrated flavor development made possible by its altitude and climate. Natural process lots from Finca Sophia are known for their vibrant fruit character, floral intensity, and refined structure-hallmarks of the Geisha variety grown at extreme elevation.