150 years of History
Hacienda Ceylán
Built-in 1860. Eustacio de la Torre, as owner of the Ceylan hacienda, around 1870, was the one who planted the first coffee crops.
After Colombia's independenceWhen, as part of the Great State of Cundinamarca, a strategy was born to develop the country, expanding the agricultural frontier with foreign investment, Viotá and the province of Tequendama became one of the strategic sites of notable importance due to its proximity to Bogotá, variety of thermal floors, water resources and proximity to the Grande de la Magdalena River.
In the middle of the 19th century, in these lands, George Washington Cranean American citizen from Boston, started one of the first coffee plantations in Colombia were designed to satisfy the growing demand for coffee at an international level.
Production, which up to this time had not been highly technical, took a notable turn towards industrialization, gaining access to the most advanced machinery and technology of the time.
Machinery is imported from Scotland in the United Kingdom, and the production of Arabica coffees under shade is adopted in order to achieve aromatic and smooth coffees with which to satisfy the demanding palates of the target markets.
By 1868, the success and development achieved by Mr. Crane had already attracted the attention of the people of Bogota, among whom Mr. Eustacio De Latorre stood out.
Mr. De Latorre acquired a part of his property from Mr. Crane and founded Hacienda Ceylan, one of the most technified coffee plantations in Colombia until the first quarter of the 20th century.
Illustrious characters passed through the hacienda, such as the liberal hero of the Thousand Day war Rafael Uribe Uribe, who sought refuge from political persecution in the Department of Antioquia, and found it as administrator of the hacienda during the last decade of the 19th century.
His speech for the vindication of the workers' rights was sown in fertile lands, in the heart of the model of the great Hacienda, and with the beginning of the War, the entire Viotá would become one of the decisive places where fierce battles would be fought in the peasant struggles.
The first years of the twentieth century began between the accelerated development and the unusual growth of international trade and the generalized discontent inherited from the times of the war.
The railroad and river navigation on the Magdalena River propitiate the growth of the coffee industry in Cundinamarca; however, the disagreements with the laborers and workers become a burden for the interests of the financiers, who begin to look favorably on the social and economic phenomena that present new opportunities for capital in the colonization of Old Caldas in the west.
El nacimiento de esta nueva región cafetera bajo un modelo de producción minifundista en donde los costos de producción son asumidos completamente por el colono y la ganancia generada en la transformación y exportación del grano está disponible, se convierte en el principal impulsor de la desindustrialización de las haciendas de las montañas del oriente colombiano, con el consecuente estancamiento del modelo de la gran Hacienda en Cundinamarca.
Known for its exceptional quality and flavor, it is grown in accordance with good agricultural practices, environmental conservation, and biodiversity.
It is a place with a unique experience of yesteryear, I really enjoyed the coffee experience and I learned how to enjoy a good coffee. The attention of the staff is very good.... I recommend it without any doubt...
María Victoria Ortega
A coffee farm 2 hours from Bogota, very nice, and has excellent service.
Fabian Romero
Excellent place for those who enjoy the experience of coffee production and processing.
José David
Very nice place, worth setting aside a weekend.
Camilo Toro
It is very well kept, very comfortable, its rooms are very spacious, you can make very pleasant walks to the eye and the senses.
