Maria Nila Heredia is a first-generation coffee farmer who, together with her husband and two sons, manages a 3-hectare farm named Los Cedros located in the El Paraiso village of the Huabal district. Maria Nila and her husband, Rey, dedicated much of their youth to traveling through Jaen and San Ignacio, working on various farms and purchasing small plots of land to cultivate vegetables, relying on their harvests for sustenance. Until they reached their 30s, the couple focused on vegetable farming, selling their produce in the markets of Jaen. However, after accumulating sufficient savings to acquire a larger piece of land, they opted to cultivate coffee, recognising it as a more substantial investment that promised greater profitability and a more stable lifestyle at that time. Maria Nila was among the pioneers to settle in El Paraiso, successfully purchasing a relatively large tract of land, which is now shared among family members. Her farm is situated at an altitude of 1800 meters, rising to approximately 1900 meters at its highest point, an ideal elevation for cultivating high-quality coffee. Initially, she planted Caturra and bourbon varieties, and more recently, Catimors. Eventually, she decided to experiment with new varieties in Peru, such as Geisha and Java, which were suggested by her two sons. Maria Nila sowed the geisha seeds in 2021, and by 2024, they yielded their first significant harvest. In addition to coffee, Maria Nila’s farm is also home to plantain, banana, guaba (inga, a native nitrogen-fixing fruit tree), lucuma (a Peruvian fruit resembling a sweet avocado), and cedars, which inspired the name Los Cedros.