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Juan’s farm is in the Caranavi region of La Paz, called Las Lomas which translates to “The Hills”. 5 Hectares in total, 1.5 of it planted with Red catuai, it is harvested by hand from July through until September. The coffee is dried naturally on raised beds before being prepared for export. In the early 1900’s Bolivia was growing a tiny amount, presumably for farmers and local markets only, at the time 95% of Bolivia's agriculture was coca. As regulation and legality of coca changed coffee became a way to diversify and as insurance if the sale of coca was untenable. Coffee is now relied upon by 12,000 people in the Caranavi region as their primary source of income and is one of many regions in Bolivia producing excellent specialty coffee. We enjoyed this lot and appreciated its creamy mascarpone texture, mandarin citrus and Danish milk chocolate sweetness. Cafe Imports sourced and imported this coffee, we purchased it based on a pre shipment sample and committed to it before it was loaded onto the ship. This coffee is one of the few spot purchases we make each year, a way we can try new things and share different regions outside of our partners.