About this lot
ORIGIN Colombia is the third largest producer of coffee in the world after Brazil and Vietnam, and the country currently exports around 9 million bags of coffee per year. The municipality of Inza is located in the corner of the Department of Cauca, bordering with Tolima and Huila that looks out to the Pacific Ocean in the west. Situated on the Macizo Colombiano (the Colombian Plateau), this region is the hydric heart of Colombia, and is where important rivers such as the Patía, the Cauca, and the great Magdalena are born. Surrounded by volcanoes, the altitude and microclimates of this region make it ideal for growing high quality coffees. In 2007, the European Union granted Colombian coffee a protected designation of origin status and UNESCO has now declared the ‘Coffee Cultural Landscape’ of Colombia, a World Heritage site. PRODUCER This coffee is produced by smallholder producers who d