Variety: Red Catuai
Process: Fully washed; after a brief 72 hour anaerobic ripening, then coffee is depulped, fermented, and washed
Drying: Sundried on patio raised beds
Elevation: 1525 MASL
Producer: Yulissa Chambi
Region: San Lorenzo, Caranavi province, La Paz department
Origin: Bolivia
Notes: Red Plum, Pear, Date
 
Coffee has been in Bolivia for hundreds of years, but now a new generation of coffee farmers dedicated to producing high-quality coffee are taking the stage in Bolivia. Yulissa is just 23 years old working on her university degree, but with a family that has been growing coffee in the Yungas region for over 60 years, and government funding for young coffee professionals, she has hand-produced this beautiful lot, that made it to the international market, overcoming challenges of Bolivia being a landlocked country. Her brother, Felix Chambi, through his leadership role at the San Juan cooperative has become an important figure, helping producers with the logistics of moving coffee to the dry-mill where quality and traceability are protected during the preparation for export.