PROCESS	Washed
PRODUCER	Edwin Huanca
REGION	La Paz
VARIETY	Red Catuai
ALTITUDE	1450 MASL
WE TASTE	Luxardo Cherry, Dark Chocolate, Meyer Lemon
ROAST	Light
PACKAGE	12 oz, 2 lb, or 5 lb whole bean

This specific lot comes from the farm of Edwin Huanca, who lives deep in the community of Tuki Tuki, nestled in the Caranavi area. In Bolivia, specialty coffee is grown at an altitude of 1,200 to 2,000 metres above sea level and is primarily (90 per cent or more) centered in the Yungas and the province of Caranavi. Bolivia has in recent years made a great deal of headway in entering specialty coffee markets. Bolivian farms are normally run and managed as family businesses where every member of the family contributes to all stages of production, thus contributing a unique quality to each farm’s production. For the most part, coffee cherries are washed by the wet method and mostly dried on African beds (necessary due to the high altitudes and low temperatures). Depending on the distance of the farm from the nearest mill, coffee cherries may be delivered direct for processing, or the coffee may be pulped at the farm, dried, and delivered in parchment.