“This is a wholly Bolivian project, made by the producers themselves. It’s ours, and we must feel proud of this undertaking and continue improving the process so that the whole value chain can be integrated, from production all the way through to the final customer,” Mary Luz said. “We want to transmit the feelings and thoughts of the producers, and of all of us who are involved in the coffee industry in Bolivia.” Says Mary Luz Condori

Bolivia is at a pivotal moment: In the cities, people are drinking specialty coffee; something that’s only become available to them in the past ten years but is growing more popular by the day. La Paz has dozens of coffee shops, and Bolivians are drinking and enjoying specialty coffee grown and roasted right in their own country. In the countryside, people are planting coffee at an unprecedented rate; it’s likely we’ll see a boom from this origin in the next few harvests. After many cycles of neglect, the intense competition of other cash crops and a lack of infrastructure to produce quality coffee, this new wave is surging against all odds.

A new generation of coffee farmers dedicated to producing high quality coffee are taking the stage in Bolivia.

Bolivia’s story with coffee is unique, and still unfolding. This year, Royal has contracted coffees from this origin for the first time in over a decade.