The Asociación de Productores Ecologicós de Planadas, or ASOPEP, is a group of 162 smallholder specialty producers in Planadas, South Tolima, Colombia. Each producer farms an average of 2.5 hectares, between 1,650 and 2,100 meters. The cooperative’s beans are certified Organic and Fair Trade, and some members have produced microlots read more
Colombia Huila El Bombo Organic comes from the members of the Asobombo producer association — 95 producers from the villages of Laguna del Bombo, La Laguna, El Paraíso, Alto Planes, Laguna Verde and Laguna Chiquita, in Huila. They work as a small, close team to market their coffees, and everyone read more
Descafecol is the only decaffeination plant in the Andean region of Colombia. The plant relies entirely on the pure water from the Navado el Ruis (a snow-capped volcano on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima) and natural ethyl acetate from sugar cane plants in Palmira, Colombia. Ethyl read more
Finca Palmichal is high on the western side of the Central Andes mountain range, near the municipality of Genova, in the department of Quindío. This region went through violent and difficult times during the peak of the guerrilla expansion in the country. But now, after the negotiation between the government read more
The city of Popayán is the capital of the state of Cauca, in the southern half of Colombia. The surrounding coffee region is on the plateau where the Andes mountain range reaches southern Colombia from Ecuador. From there, the Andes breaks into the three separate mountain ranges (or, cordilleras) that read more
This coffee type hails from Finca Potosi. The farm is located in Caicedonia, in the western half of Colombia. The region, Valle de Cauca, is also known as the Pacific Door of Colombia. Several years ago the region was shadowed by guerrilla wars; but presently, it's flourishing with high-quality coffee-producing read more
Colombia is the second-largest producer of coffee in the world and the largest producer of washed Arabica. The country is known for the high quality of its coffees, and it exports approximately 12.5 million bags annually—about half of which goes to the United States. Internal consumption is about 2 million bags read more
The team at SKN, our sister company in Colombia, cupped through hundreds of samples at the San Jose mill in Neiva to build this regional blend that's bright, creamy and sweet. Around Huila, several purchasing agencies meticulously control each purchase to guarantee traceability and quality. Small farms here are mostly read more
Colombia is the second-largest producer of coffee in the world and the largest producer of washed and Arabica coffees. It's well known for the high quality of its coffee, and about half of its exports come to the United States. Annually, Colombia exports approximately 12.5 million bags and consumes 2 read more
Colombia is the second-largest producer of coffee in the world and the largest producer of washed Arabica. It exports approximately 12.5 million bags annually—about 50 percent of that to the United States—and consumes about 2 million bags within its borders. Colombia is also unique in that—thanks to its size and read more
