At 1,820masl, Mutendero station sits at the highest altitude of all the Virunga washing stations. Established in 2012, it is located in the Isale region of North Kivu, right on the edge of Virunga National Park, close to the Uganda border.

The region has excellent conditions for speciality arabica production with plentiful rainfall, high altitude and highly fertile volcanic soils. The region is also very poverty-stricken and has had a severe lack of infrastructure which has made high quality arabica both difficult to produce and very challenging to export. Virunga Co ee Company has sought to overcome many of these problems through hands- on farmer education and investment in local infrastructure such as roads and bridges. This has allowed quality improvements every season and, in turn, higher premiums for farmers.