Bolivia

About Bolivia

Landlocked Bolivia sits high in the Andes Mountains of South America, bordering coffee growing Peru to the North West and Uber Coffee growing Brazil to the North and East. Geographically, Bolivia is part mountainous, part Amazonian rainforest and part dessert. With over 30 recognized official languages, it is a diverse and varied country, linguistically, geographically and with its climate and biodiversity. Economically, Bolivia has prospered under the last President Evo Morales and its foreign exchange reserves have grown substantially thanks to exports of Tin, minerals, Textiles refined petroleum and coffee!

About Bolivia Coffee

The vast majority of coffee in Bolivia is produced in the Yungas areas of Bolivia. Many of the large landowners have had their farms expropriated by various governmental reforms, and handed back to rural farming families – meaning many small holder farms, producing 95% of Bolivia’s coffee. Either intentionally or not, much of the coffee grow in Bolivia is Organic. High altitude, fertile soils and constant rainfall throughout the year make Bolivia a perfect location for growing coffee, however a lack of investment in infrastructure does pose logistical problems for the export of coffee. Like neighbouring Peru, coffee from Bolivia is medium bodied, creamy and lightly acidic. It’s cocoa and nutty tones make it a very usable coffee for blending, and some of the higher altitude specialty producers are creating standalone coffees scoring well on the SCAA score. Plenty of Fairtrade Organic coffee can be sourced from Bolivia, as well Café Femenino – the empowering female lead Co Operatives working to improve the lives of women coffee producers around the world.