In March 2017, Kurt and I visited the coffee farmers in northern Sumatra. We were warmly welcomed at the airport in Medan, Sumatra’s largest city. The itinerary included a visit…

When we picked up our rental car, we had no idea that this day will be all about “cars”. He had arrived in Neiva the day before, after almost 24 hours of travel. Today, we continue to Pitalito, where Oscar Hernandez’s farm, Finca Los Nogales, is located. The journey leads us through an avenue flanked by gnarled trees, which transforms the road into a green tunnel. The road takes us past a reservoir, small villages, forests and agricultural zones, and over narrow, winding passes towards the southwest. The four-hour journey is not so much due to the number of kilometres, but rather to the sluggish driving style of the buses and trucks in front of us and the large number of potholes.

In the country of origin of the Arabica coffee In the country where coffee originated, coffee beans are cultivated at altitudes of up to 2000 metres above sea level, or…

This was our second coffee trip to Tanzania. While two years ago we had been looking for coffee in the north, at the foot of Kilimanjaro in the region Arusha…

Coffee and smoking volcanoes Already in the approach we were enthusiastic about the volcanic peaks of Guatemala, which also accompanied us in the distance in the following days From the…