Origin
About this lot
ORIGIN Bolivia is land-locked country that has excellent regions for growing coffee thanks to its high elevations, biodiversity and tropical climate. The west of the country where the capital La Paz is located, is a major region for coffee cultivation due to its mountainous topography with some of the highest peaks of the Andes Mountain range. Bolivia was producing close to 85,000 sacks in the 2000s but tragically, coffee leaf rust decimated a large number of coffee farms. Less than a decade later, Bolivia’s export had dropped to 23,000 sacks and only a small portion is sold as specialty-grade. The reasons for this are multiple but the main one was the coffee rust that hit the coffee regions very hard. After this loss for many coffee producers, the government allowed the production of coca in some districts, and many decided to switch from coffee growing since coca is far more profitable