Cooperativa San Juan
Region: Caranavi, La Paz, Bolivia
Grower: 33 farms organized around Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Juan
Process: Washed
Tasting Notes: Marzipan, Orange, Milk Chocolate
The most productive municipality in the Yungas Region is by far Caranavi, where 85-90% of Bolivia’s specialty coffee has continue to thrive over the decades.
The Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Juan initially formed in 1974 with 40 farmer members across Caranavi united in the goal of supporting small family farms and organix, chemical-free methods. Felix is a pioneer in the Bolivian Specialty Coffee, having the only SCA-certified sensory lab called Lata 16. Felix joined the Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Juan around 2017. Since then, the coop’s total production, overall quality, and diversity of coffees has all increased significantly.
San Juan relies on individual farmers to process their own coffee. Felix has made quality control central to the coop’s operations, and his lab in Alto Cochabamba serves as the central control point for all lot building and exportation.
Region: Caranavi, La Paz, Bolivia
Grower: 33 farms organized around Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Juan
Process: Washed
Tasting Notes: Marzipan, Orange, Milk Chocolate
The most productive municipality in the Yungas Region is by far Caranavi, where 85-90% of Bolivia’s specialty coffee has continue to thrive over the decades.
The Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Juan initially formed in 1974 with 40 farmer members across Caranavi united in the goal of supporting small family farms and organix, chemical-free methods. Felix is a pioneer in the Bolivian Specialty Coffee, having the only SCA-certified sensory lab called Lata 16. Felix joined the Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Juan around 2017. Since then, the coop’s total production, overall quality, and diversity of coffees has all increased significantly.
San Juan relies on individual farmers to process their own coffee. Felix has made quality control central to the coop’s operations, and his lab in Alto Cochabamba serves as the central control point for all lot building and exportation.
Region: Caranavi, La Paz, Bolivia
Grower: 33 farms organized around Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Juan
Process: Washed
Tasting Notes: Marzipan, Orange, Milk Chocolate
The most productive municipality in the Yungas Region is by far Caranavi, where 85-90% of Bolivia’s specialty coffee has continue to thrive over the decades.
The Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Juan initially formed in 1974 with 40 farmer members across Caranavi united in the goal of supporting small family farms and organix, chemical-free methods. Felix is a pioneer in the Bolivian Specialty Coffee, having the only SCA-certified sensory lab called Lata 16. Felix joined the Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Juan around 2017. Since then, the coop’s total production, overall quality, and diversity of coffees has all increased significantly.
San Juan relies on individual farmers to process their own coffee. Felix has made quality control central to the coop’s operations, and his lab in Alto Cochabamba serves as the central control point for all lot building and exportation.