Colombia June 1st - 8th 2024
Colombia is always an incredible coffee destination and one of our favourites.
DAY 1
With everyone safely arrived in Bogotà
The Trucillo family from Salerno in Italy were our special guest for this trip
With the help of Sanremo we organised a pre-event for the coffee community of Bogota
The latte art battle attracted a bit of attention.
Not everyone hiked down for the first group photo, but that’s ok as it wouldn’t be the last
Next stop is for the most amazing arepas in all of Colombia
Welcome to Hacienda Misiones; your home for the week
Ever seen how Colombia arepas are made fresh?
It’s the official welcome time.
Mesito the local town for a very real Colombia vibe
Some of the boys
Francesca enjoys the Colombia views
Day 2
A BIG start to the week as we dive into the world of understanding Colombia coffee. The varieties, the challenges, the coffee farming life. Day 1 on the farm is always a busy one as we follow the coffee bean from a seed to a plant to the fruit- Lets go full cycle
A good start to the day is yoga for some
Every good day starts with Coffee
Inspecting the washing channels
It will take up to 3 months for the seedlings to grow
It’s time to plant the babies in the fields
The ladies show how it is mean’t to be done
With much to learn, everyone is listening
Inspecting the washing channels
Only one of these will be planted. The root system on the right will cause future problems
Animals are part of the hacienda life
Downward Dog
A different downward Dog
Tatiana explains the history of Hacienda Misiones
Chip from the USA
It’s time to trasplant the babies
Damian also gets his hands dirty
Hyrdo powered
Chiara prepares the bags
Emmanuele thought she was only taking photos
Let the learning begin
We love our new T-Shirts.
Next stop was the nursery where they propogate all the seedlings for the hacienda
Nursery group photo - One of many group photos to come.
Proud of our babies
Still Day 2: Time to become a coffee picker for an hour
Federica is harvesting for the first time
Giuseppe is framed by the coffee
Javier peaking out
Fausta inspects the quality of her harvesting
Antonia picks like a pro
Paid by wieght
Checking the quality of the picking
The agronomist checks the quality
The mahine ready to depulp
Patrick loves this part
DAY 3
Time to learn more about the processing and the finance behind farming.
In the afternoon we visited one of our farmers in the region.Claudia- We also took the guests for a liitle Colombia treat as we tried to play a Colombia national sport
The cupping Pro
Learning about the green Coffee
Green Coffee is divided by size
We are so proud to help support other coffee projects
People like Artem have become part of the family. He has been on 4 different 3 Coffee Guys trips
This cone helps to determine fermentiation time
Creating compost helps to prevent disease
Washed or honey?
Different varieties, different processes
Seeds go one way and fruit skin the other
One of our favorites pictures of the week. Women in Coffee. From the farmers to the buyers, roasters and baristas
Colours of Colombia
Do you like my new earings?
Big thanks to our Agronomist who helped and guided us all week.
We LOVE this women, Claudia and her beautiful coffee plantation.. and her cakes
An evening of playing the local sport of Tejo
One of the best group photos from all the trips
day 4
It’s time to leave Misiones and drive through the countryside of Colombia towards Ibague.
One final check on our babies in the drying room
The coffees we picked and processed now go the drying beds
A stopover visit to the fully functional hydra powered washing station
All the equipment is fully operational
Sensory is about all the senses.
day 5
Another big day of education as we visit with Mauricio Shattah on his farm “Finca La Negrita”. Also time for a hike.
Soldiers are looking good
Mauricio leads us through an amazing cupping table
New friendships are formed
A unique cupping experience
Sometimes it’s difficult to understand just how steep these hills are.
Enjoying the views and talking coffee
Guided tour of her gardens and farm
day 6
Time to head back to Bogotà, but the trip is not yet over. There is still more to see.
A stop to visit the Racafe Dry mill- This is one of the largest in Colombia
A mountain of coffee ready to be processed
Ever seen a mountain of parchment?
If you didn’t know anything about the coffee industry, this would be a strange pic.
The dry mill tour is quite incredible.
Colombia coffee piled high ready for export.