Brief introduction of Columbia Santa Rosa Coffee recommended by Columbia Coffee Manor

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Sur De Bolivar

Colombia

Located in the beautiful mountains of Soulder Bolivar, Santa Rosa is a remote city of 42000 residents who came here in 1940 to escape the political unrest in the nearby provinces of Santander and Boica. Because of its isolation and lack of government support, the region has a long history of illegal mining and cultivation of illegal crops such as coca. It is also a recruitment center for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and other Colombian paramilitary organizations. Coffee producers in the region have long been excluded from export markets, and their coffee prices have always been low. Over the past few years, the Government and international non-governmental organizations have been working to promote the cultivation of legal crops and to curb illegal mining activities. In 2016, the government also consolidated a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and 1200 producers in the region are now looking for new markets and raising prices for their coffee.

It is not easy to get to Santa Rosa. Because it is cut off from the road network, it can only be reached after a long and tortuous drive along the Magdalena River. Serrania de San Lucas, located on the west side of the Central Cordillera Mountains, is a two-hour drive from the southern Santa Rosa region.

Here, Boot Coffee launched a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote specialty coffee in Soulder Bolivar (Sur de Bolivar). Through q-processing-based training to implement good post-harvest practices producers can significantly improve quality. Through their Microprocessor Certificate program, Boot Coffee has trained more than 150 manufacturers in the region and is now entering the second phase, which will greatly expand their training.

The fate of the community comes from the two cooperatives on the banks of the Bolivar, ASOCAFE and CAFICOSTA. For us, this is a whole new area, an area that has just begun to produce specialty coffee. We are pleased to explore what this special and remote area has to offer. Pay attention to more traceable lots in our quotation list.

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