Alexa is a Nicaraguan coffee farmer, owner of Finca San Antonio. She inherited her farm from her mother and named it San Antonio after her first son. Finca San Antonio is located in the Cordillera de Dipilto mountain range north of the town of Dipilto at 1,280 masl, where Alexa grows a popularly grown Central America coffee variety called Caturra. Alexa is part of the Ramon Sevilla cooperative and manages her finca with the help of her two sons. She sees her work on the farm as an opportunity to support her sons' education and provide for her family. She is constantly looking for ways to invest in her farm and encourage her sons to stay working in coffee just as her mother did for her.

Alexa es una productora de café nicaragüense, dueña de la Finca San Antonio localizada en la Cordillera de Dipilto a 1,280 msnm, donde Alexa planta una variedad de café popular en Centroamérica llamada Caturra. Ella heredó la finca de su madre y la nombro en honor a su primer hijo. Alexa es parte de la Cooperativa Ramon Sevilla y maneja su finca con la ayuda de sus dos hijos. Ella ve el trabajo de la finca como una oportunidad para sostener la educación de sus hijos y proveer para su familia. Alexa siempre busca oportunidades para invertir en su finca e inspirar a sus hijos a seguir sus pasos en el negocio del café como hizo su madre con ella.

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