{"product_id":"bolivia-san-juan-coffee","title":"Bolivia San Juan Coffee","description":"\u003ch1\u003eORIGIN\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFarm:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33 farms organized around Cooperativa Agricola\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Caranvi, La Paz, Bolivia\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e Washed\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Typica, Caturra, Catuai\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1500 masl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCertifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e Organic Certified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eFARM\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFormed in 1974, the Cooperativa Agricola Cafetalera started with 40 farmer members across Caranavi with the goal of supporting small family farms and organic, chemical-free farms. By the mid-2000’s, Bolivia was hosting annual Cup of Excellence competitions and there was a high level of international development interest in the Yungas coffee center, of which Caranavi is the center.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHowever, productivity declined tremendously from 2006-2017 due to aging trees and falling investment. That year, Felix Chambi Garcia joined the organization and with it he brought over 16 years of specialty coffee experience as a copper and member of various other Bolivian cooperatives. Since then, the total production, overall quality, and diversity of coffees has increased significantly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBolivia is South America's only landlocked coffee producing country and is the smallest exporter of coffee on the continent. The quality of that coffee, however, is hardly lacking in diversity or beauty. Bolivia’s terrain and geography is gifted for arabica production, particularly throughout its greater Yungas region (Yungas is Aymara for \"warm lands\"), whose mountain ranges connect the low and humid Amazonian basin to the dry Andean altiplano above.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCaranaví's landscape is steep, cloudy, rugged, and remote with natural forest making up more than 90% of its territory. Coffee farms in this high and tropical climate tend to be well-managed but small. Their greatest challenge is isolation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBiodiversity, soil health, elevation, and progressive leadership in San Juan all work undeniably in favor of small farmers seeking sustainable livelihoods with coffee. With each and every Bolivian coffee, especially the best ones, is one of the most strenuous overland transits in the coffee world, passing elevations of 4000 meters over the top of the Andes and west to the port of Arica on Chile’s coast. The country’s low production, select few producer groups in specialty coffee, and formidable logistical challenges, means each successful arrival is something to be cherished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003ePROCESS\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSan Juan relies on individual farmers to process their own coffee and Felix Chambi Garcia has made quality control central to the coop’s operations. Their lab in Alto Cochabamba serves as the central quality control point for all lots and exportations. Harvesting has its own protocols as well. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoffee cherry is:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePicked exclusively ripe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFloated to sort by density\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDepulped on small mechanical depulpers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFermented 18-24 hours\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOnce fermentation is complete the parchment is washed clean in narrow basins and sundried on raised screen beds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Press Coffee Roasters","offers":[{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 12oz","offer_id":43021624344816,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Espresso \/ 12oz","offer_id":43021624377584,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Drip \/ 12oz","offer_id":43021624410352,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"French Press \/ 12oz","offer_id":43021624443120,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Whole Bean \/ 5lb","offer_id":43021624475888,"sku":null,"price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Espresso \/ 5lb","offer_id":43021624508656,"sku":null,"price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Drip \/ 5lb","offer_id":43021624541424,"sku":null,"price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"French Press \/ 5lb","offer_id":43021624574192,"sku":null,"price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0247\/6146\/6916\/products\/Bolivia-San-Juan-1.png?v=1658182160","url":"https:\/\/presscoffee.mom\/products\/bolivia-san-juan-coffee","provider":"Press Coffee Roasters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}