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Camilo Torres Camilo Torres from The Cranky Hummingbird ColombiaCoffee Stories

Camilo Torres

The rain came hard that first day, soaking through Camilo Torres’ shirt as he trudged up a muddy Colombian hillside, a heavy sack of coffee cherries slung over his shoulder. He was 15, a restless kid who’d rather ditch school than study, and this was his father’s idea of a…
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April 7, 2025
Laura and Johanna Pinto Gómez Coffee Stories

Laura and Johanna Pinto Gómez

In the misty hills of Vereda Vericuté, Floridablanca, Santander, Colombia, Laura and Johanna Pinto Gómez tend a small coffee farm that whispers of resilience and renewal. Barely two hectares, it’s no sprawling estate—just a patchwork of coffee, cacao, and plantains carved from inherited land and years of steady labor. Laura…
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March 30, 2025
Leonardo Gaviria Leonardo Gaviria GCAGCoffee Stories

Leonardo Gaviria

Picture this: a sun-drenched coffee farm in Colombia, where the air hums with the promise of a perfect brew. In the heart of this caffeine-kissed land, Leonardo Gaviria—a coffee quality analyst, professional Q-grader, and agroindustrial engineer—stands as a bridge between the soil and the cup. His story isn’t just about…
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March 13, 2025
Raúl Rafael Artigas Perozo Raúl Rafael Artigas PerozoCoffee Stories

Raúl Rafael Artigas Perozo

The café buzzed with the scent of fresh grounds, but the La Marzocco Strada loomed before Raúl Rafael Artigas Perozo—an untouchable steel god. He wasn’t a barista, just the pastry guy, mesmerized as latte art swirled into cups. How did milk bend like that? He clutched the chipped mug his…
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March 5, 2025
Enki Suarez Enki SuárezCoffee Stories

Enki Suarez

“What inspires me daily is the work itself,” says Juan “Enki” Suarez, a coffee buyer whose passion took root years ago in Venezuela. Back then, he was studying mechanical engineering, but a university strike forced him to look for something new. A weekend barista course offered a simple solution: keep…
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January 16, 2025
Yolima Taborda Rojas Coffee Stories

Yolima Taborda Rojas

Yolima Taborda Rojas’ story begins on her parents’ coffee farm in Colombia called Finca La Vega, located in the small village of San José in the town of Amagá. (And that’s not even an exaggeration. She was born on the coffee farm.) Yolima Taborda Rojas is on a coffee farm…
Emma Niro
January 23, 2023
Sara Zuluaga Coffee Stories

Sara Zuluaga

My name is Sara Zuluaga Parodi, I'M NOT A BARISTA. I am a coffee grower from Colombia. I produce specialty coffee and own a micro coffee roastery in Medellín. I also work as a coffee consultant connecting international coffee professionals with solutions tailored to their needs in the Colombian market.…
Natalia Velazquez Ramos
August 31, 2020