Bolivia Finca Sol De La Manana Caranavi Catuai & Caturra Honey (2022)

The Region

The Los Rodriguez farms are situated in the ‘Los Yungas’ region around Caranavi, La Paz department, and Samaipata, Santa Cruz department. Los Yungas is the main traditional coffee growing region of Bolivia, while Samaipata is typically known for its wine production.

Until the late 19th century, land in Bolivia was owned by wealthy families and barely used for farming but after a reformation by the government in order to increase production in Bolivia and develop new regions, the land was divided and given to local producers, assigning each of them around 8-10 ha. However it was not until around 60 years ago that Bolivia started with commercial coffee production. In that time, coffee farms were managed in a very traditional way, meaning that producers would leave the farms in natures’ hands and only act during harvest season to pick cherries.

Bolivia’s harvest is between June and November, while the tropical climate and high altitude from the Andes range provides an excellent terroir to cultivated arabica. These optimum conditions when paired with a correct process, selective picking, delicate and controlled drying, and an offset harvest time, has enabled Bolivia to stand out on the international market for the past years.