Located at an impressive 2000 masl, the Chelchele washing station is found in the Gedeb district in the south of the renowned Yirgacheffe coffee region. The district has 2 rainy seasons, from February to May and again from July to October. Coffee trees flower between February and April, and the harvesting season runs from October to January. The station is able to process up to a million coffee cherries annually, delivered by local smallholders, and offers both natural and washed processing methods across approximately 2.2 hectares. It boasts a well-developed infrastructure, featuring 150 drying beds and 14 standard fermentation and washing tanks.