About us

La Calerita farm was acquired by Don Alejandro Maldonado on July 21, 1886. At the time of purchase, the land had been devastated by the last eruption of the Cotopaxi volcano in the year 1877. Don Alejandro’s son-in-law, Don Arcesio Paz Ante, a visionary and hardworking man, labored over decades cleaning the land of rock and turning this inert land once again into agricultural land. His son, Alejandro Paz Maldonado, his grandson, Diego, and his great grandchildren, Francisco and Alejandro, have cultivated this land with the same love as their ancestors. Today, 131 years later, we offer quinoa cultivated with love, care and professionalism as a tribute to the work of four generations in what is left of the land that once was a great farm far away from the city of Latacunga. Quinoa Cotopaxi S.A. was started in order to process this golden grain and bring it to its customer’s table while following the most rigorous standards of excellence and quality.