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Andrés Hernández is 25 years old and lives in Bogotá (the capital of Colombia). He works as a quality analyst and gives courses for baristas (the people who then prepare perfect coffees for us in a café). Together with his brother he has a company dedicated to the commercialization of coffee. They are also looking …
Ariane is a singer and songwriter living in Aguascalientes, Mexico. She has the connection to Latin America through her father who was born in Argentina – she herself is European and Latin American. I got to know her when she came to Berlin on a lecture tour through Germany. Over a coffee she told me …
1. Where does your passion for coffee come from? Why do you work with coffee? I got connected to coffee through my family, we all produce coffee, we were born and grew up with coffee and have been growing this bean for generations. I work with coffee because our land and our climate favour coffee …
Heiber Andres Trujillo Samboni, 29 years old, Colombian. Profession: Agronomic Egineer and PhD student in Agronomy Sciences in Ondokuz Mayis University in Turkey. Son of a family farmers dedicated to the production of coffee for all generations. I met him during a cupping event in his hometown Pitalito, when I was travelling with a group …
It’s cool outside and it’s slowly getting dark as we arrive at Olga’s office on a Friday afternoon. It is located at the end of a long corridor, the door looks very robust, with many locks and bolts. No wonder: we are still in the heart of the Colombian capital Bogotá, a city where there …
After a thrilling taxi ride through the less beautiful and not so safe districts of Bogotá, I stand in front of a university. The lady at the gate calls my contact Sandra and explains to me the way through the schoolyard looking area. Many young people in school uniforms stand around or play football, the …
A journey to the Colombian roots of “city coffee” of the german city of Trier It’s a hot Sunday, but we haven’t noticed much of the heat on the winding roads in our small, air-conditioned rental car. The 104 kilometre stretch from Medellín (pronounced Medejin), the provincial capital of Antioquia (one of the largest coffee …
When we want to take a picture, Juan Pablo proudly stands behind the counter of his bakery in Medellin, Colombia. “Like this?“ he asks posing and laughs. It’s not that easy to bring the passionate baker with his baked goods and the oriental-looking bakery to an expressive photo. When I look at the results later, …