Diego is a traditional coffee maker. His parents are coffee growers, and along with him, they have been evolving their methods from traditional to special. “El Rincón,” his farm, was named because it is situated between the union of two mountains that form an angle; this particularity makes the farm have a unique environment. There is a forest reserve on the farm that gives rise to a stream that supplies water to the El Encanto sidewalk.
Diego and his family began producing high-quality coffees in 2013. When he finished school, he decided to specialize in coffee because he saw the need to seek an economic activity that would guarantee tranquility for his family. Diego is currently a producer, taster, and barista in the town square, where he sells a portion of his coffee.
Diego is third Generation of coffee farmers in Santa María, Huila, the pioneer region of specialty coffees in Colombia. In 2018 Diego, being 20 years old at that time, took on the challenge of the farm, Finca el Rincón, located at vereda el Encanto, Santa María, focusing from the very beginning on producing
specialty coffees, new varieties and carrying out exotic processes. Nowadays, Diego Horta is recognized as a youth leader that advocates for the generational relief in Huila and a producer of amazing differentiated profiles.
