Fair Trade Colonial Caranavi Located 12 hours from La Paz, Bolivia in the southern end of the Andes mountain chain. Elevations range from 4225 to 5850 feet with an average farm size of about three acres. Look for a slightly spicy, full to heavy bodied cup, mild acidity and good balance. " In terms of coffee quantity, Bolivia is a small player: it ranks 38th on the list of coffee-producing nations, even behind the U.S., which ranks 35th. But in terms of coffee quality, Bolivia has been working hard to move into the big leagues.
In the last few years, the country’s coffee has made great strides, in part
thanks to the Bolivian Specialty Coffee Association (ACEB), anti-drug money
from the U.S. government and programs like the Cup of Excellence, which
held its first Bolivian event last year in December. “One of the ways in
which Bolivia has suffered in the past is they had a stigma of being junk coffee,” says Andrew Barnett, owner and roaster at Ecco Café and one of the judges at Bolivia’s first Cup of Excellence competition. “But the best Bolivian coffees have a very sweet, very balanced cup and are deep berry in flavor. They’re creamy and sweet.” Part of the answer to this question lies in the same feature that gives the country its great potential: the geography. Bolivia sits high in the Andes Mountains, a location that has given rise to the country’s nickname as “Rooftop of the World.” With a landscape of snowy mountains, wide plateaus and tropical rain forests, Bolivia has ideal coffee-producing conditions. Yet, it is..." Want to read more about the coffees of Bolivia? Also get the May /June 2005 issue of Roast Magazine ...medium-heavy body, dark chocolate, very subtle fruit, clean finish. Nice at Full city, can take a dark roast very well.