Bolivia Caranavi Los Coloniales

Sourced from 100% women owned farms. Medium body, sweet, dark coffee-liqueur flavor From Bolivia to your Cup Our Bolivia Caranavi Los Coloniales is a Fairtrade Certified, full bodied coffee with a deep richness and sweet, caramel “roasty” aroma. It pairs well with milk and dairy, and is particularly good as a pour over. The Region Located 12 hours from La Paz, Bolivia, the Caranavi region is designated as a “Humid, Sub-tropical Forest.” Elevations range from 4,225ft to 5,850ft. The average size of the organic coffee farms here are between 3 and 11 acres. The terrain is rugged and steep, and the forest is lush and beautiful. These coffee farmers are known as “Coloniales.” During the 1950’s, this area suffered under a corporate oligarchy that used poor working conditions and governmental corruption to keep the working class families poor and uneducated, and therefore, cheap. In 1991, through Governmental Land Reform, the larger land owners were made to relinquish their holdings and retu