More About our Coffee Sources - Columbia
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Honduras: Coffees grown in Honduras, which borders Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala, generally having tasting notes describing them as full-bodied with a sweet and mild taste. Much of the coffee grown in Honduras historically was fairly unremarkable and often used as a base in coffee blends, however it has emerged as a force in its own right in coffee reviews in recent years and is now often sought after.
Due to a lack of infrastructure, Honduran coffees were typically sent over to neighboring Guatemala to earn a higher price. This is one of the challenges for the Coffee Growing Communities: Earning enough from the harvest season to support their families, and communities, year round.
We've started working with a US non-profit organization that already has a presence in Honduras. Through their work in on of the best coffee growing regions, they identified a small town that is in need of an access road, including a small bridge, as well as a Clinic where a healthcare professional can provide ongoing healthcare. The first phase of this project involves the building of the Road and Clinic. Current plans are to have it completed summer 2019..
Stay tuned to this space for updates on our progress and insight into the impact these changes will have on this community. This is why we say: Have a cup. Change the World.
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is the only South American country with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Three mighty north-south Andean cordilleras separate the western coastal lowlands from the almost empty eastern jungles, with 54 percent of Colombia’s land but only 3 percent of the people. Most Colombians are of mixed ethnicity; about 20 percent claim European descent. Native Indians, about one percent of the population, live in the eastern jungles.
The Andes contribute to the concentration of Colombia’s people into separate clusters. Some live in the Caribbean lowlands in cities like Barranquilla and Cartagena; some live in isolated mountain valleys in cities like Cali and Medellin. Bogotá, the capital and largest city, is in a remote mountain basin at 2,500 meters (8,200 feet).
Colombia has had a turbulent history. Civil war (1899-1902) claimed 100,000 lives, and La Violencia (1948-1957) cost 300,000 more. Hundreds of thousands more succumbed to the decades long armed civil conflict (1965-2016) that officially ended in 2016 when the Colombian government and a leading guerrilla organization agreed to terms of a peace accord. Now, the people of Colombia are navigating the delicate waters of reconciliation, reintegration and reparations.
Colombian Farmers raise world-renowned coffee on the Andean slopes. Tolima is the third largest coffee producing region of Colombia and accounts for 12% of the country's annual production. Located in west-central Colombia, this region is fully inscribed by the Andean mountains and the Magdalena river basin, making it rather remote and challenging to access. Until recently, much of the coffee growing area had been considered dangerous because of the Colombian FARC's presence. Today, Tolima and Cauca have seen a drastic decline in FARC presence, allowing for increased accessibility to these unique coffees. The coffee growers in this region work together as a co-op to leverage their combined size to attract buyers.
Colombian Mission’s hope is redemption and reconciliation in Colombia as local churches flourish, presenting to the war torn communities the ultimate model of redemption and reconciliation found in the grace and mercy of God.
Colombian Farmers raise world-renowned coffee on the Andean slopes. Tolima is the third largest coffee producing region of Colombia and accounts for 12% of the country's annual production. Located in west-central Colombia, this region is fully inscribed by the Andean mountains and the Magdalena river basin, making it rather remote and challenging to access. Until recently, much of the coffee growing area had been considered dangerous because of the Colombian FARC's presence. Today, Tolima and Cauca have seen a drastic decline in FARC presence, allowing for increased accessibility to these unique coffees. The coffee growers in this region work together as a co-op to leverage their combined size to attract buyers.
Colombian Mission’s hope is redemption and reconciliation in Colombia as local churches flourish, presenting to the war torn communities the ultimate model of redemption and reconciliation found in the grace and mercy of God.
Your purchase will help will help change lives in Tolima and Cauca. Thank you for your support!
