Founded in 2021, CONEXH is a family-run coffee company rooted in five generations of expertise. Based in the Montecillos Sierra, one of Honduras’ most celebrated coffee regions, CONEXH manages ten family-owned farms and collaborates with around 40 local producers under the collective “Los Compaz.” Together, they focus on producing traceable, high-quality specialty coffees that reflect the region’s unique terroir. At the helm is Carlos Mejía, owner of Finca El Chollo, named after his nickname “Chollo.” Carlos leads CONEXH’s operations from cultivation and processing to export. The cooperative blends tradition and innovation, employing sun-drying (Natural and Honey) methods across more than 10 hectares under the supervision of Mario Mejía Martínez, Carlos’ father and a former expert at the Honduran Institute of Coffee (IHCAFE). This micro-lot is naturally processed: cherries are carefully handpicked and sorted, then placed on patios to dry with their outer fruit still intact. Over 20 to 25 days, the beans slowly dry under the sun, enhancing their natural sweetness, body, and fruit-forward flavour profile.