Don Gaspar
Facts
Quality fruit needs space. The plantation covers more than 76.00 hectares, 190 acres, or 106.4 soccer fields. 70 people work at this plantation.
Colombia
Colombia is the fourth largest country in South America. The terrain ranges from low-lying coastal regions to the Andean plateau at 18700 Feet or 5700m and tropical rainforest. Bananas are grown between the mountains and the sea. Locals do not eat much our cavendish bananas, they prefer plantains as a side dish, or Manzanos.
La Guajira
At the norther tip of Colombia, La Guajira is only a couple of hours away from the Venezuelan border. The banana production area has been developed more recently than other growing regions in the country due to the increasing demand for organic bananas.
Climate
Very close to the coast but mostly dry, the weather in La Guajira is very favorable to grow organic bananas because of the low pressure of pest and diseases. The high winds in the area can occasionally cause damage to the plantations.