Summum Awards 2025: The best agricultural producer is the Arequipan John Percy Luján Monge

The 2025 Summum Awards recognized John Percy Luján Monge from Arequipa as the best agricultural producer. He cultivates more than just olive trees in the district of Acarí, in the province of Caravelí, in the Arequipa region: he cultivates patience. For over fifteen years, his hands have known the language of olive trees, trees that take five years to bear fruit and a lifetime to become part of those who care for them. "It is a passion, a beautiful work, that requires a lot of waiting and that I do with pride," he says. In each pruning, in each watering, he knows that he is caring for a heritage that he wants to leave intact for his children. Between March and June, the harvest marks the rhythm of his days. First, the green olive, intended for fillings and gourmet presentations; then, the black one, which ripens slowly until the sun darkens it and time gives it character. Each fruit spends three months resting, submerged in water and salt, so that the bitterness yields and makes ...