Bambito Estate Coffee

bambito estate coffee has been in our family since the early 1900’s. alberto sittón rios acquired the farm from his father in 1945 in the mountains of bambito, chiriqui province, panama. the farm in bambito was alberto’s passion as it was his way to continue a family tradition. nowadays, bambito continues to be a family business, now in its fourth and fifth generation. our coffee plantation is at an altitude between 1,660 and 1,800 meters, located between two national forest parks and crossed by two mountain ridges from east to west, creating two natural microclimates. these ridges protect our coffee trees from the summer north winds. we also have two water springs, which are the main source of water for our mill. bambito has its own greenhouse and cupping room. we use the greenhouse to preserve coffee tree genetics and maintain a young plantation. the coffee process byproducts (coffee pulp / mucilage liquid) are used as a source of organic fertilizer. in the cupping room, we prepare