Castillo

Castillo is a rust-resistant Caturra × Timor Hybrid composite released by Colombia's coffee research centre Cenicafé in 2005 and named after researcher Jaime Castillo Zapata. After leaf rust threatened Colombian production, the Federation drove a massive replanting toward Castillo and the earlier 'Colombia' variety. Blind cuppings have shown well-grown Castillo can match Caturra in quality, and it now covers a large share of Colombia's coffee land.