• Coffee farmer selectively harvesting ripe red cherries at San Juan Cooperative, Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia.
  • Producer inspecting washed parchment coffee drying on raised beds in Caranavi, Bolivia.
  • Worker handling parchment coffee at Buena Vista (Agricafe) mill, Caranavi, Bolivia.
  • Smallholder plot with terraced coffee rows in Caranavi, Yungas, Bolivia.
  • Bags of coffee parchment at a smallholder farm in Caranavi, Bolivia.
  • Coffee trees laden with cherries along a farm path in Caranavi, Bolivia.
  • Whole coffee cherries drying on raised beds at a cooperative in Caranavi, Bolivia.
  • Forested slopes of the Yungas near Caranavi, Bolivia. The country’s coffee heartland.
  • Farm shelter and young coffee growth overlooking the Yungas valley in Bolivia.
  • Coffee canopy on a hillside in the Yungas region of Bolivia.
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BOLIVIA SAN JUAN COOPERATIVE

BOLIVIA SAN JUAN COOPERATIVE

  • Forest fruits
  • Red apple
  • Almond
  • Toffee
  • Brown sugar

150g bag

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Roasted in small batches • Roasted and Ground to order • Roasting Day Mon • Dispatch Wed • Plastic-free packaging

A sweet, clean Bolivian cup from San Juan R.L. Red apple and forest fruits up front, almond-toffee sweetness and a brown sugar finish in a round, creamy body. Fully washed and sun-dried at 1,650 masl in Caranavi, this lot is vibrant yet comforting.

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Why you’ll love it

  • Red apple & forest fruits; brown sugar finish
  • Fully washed clarity; sun-dried sweet depth
  • Organic & Fairtrade cooperative lot
Story

San Juan Cooperative, Caranavi. Founded in 1974 and refounded in 1992, San Juan R.L. brings together 41 smallholders farming in the Yungas. The co-op has worked to organic practices since the 1990s and holds Fairtrade certification.

Bolivian specialty coffee is rare, with national output reduced by leaf rust and shifts to other crops. Caranavi remains the country’s coffee capital, and this lot shows why, offering a sweet, clean profile that highlights careful picking and processing.

Process

Fully washed process. Hand-picked ripe cherries are carefully sorted, pulped and fermented to remove mucilage, then washed clean and sun-dried on raised tables for an even, clean cup.

  • Selective manual harvesting of ripe fruit
  • Pulping and controlled fermentation
  • Thorough washing
  • Natural drying on raised beds

The result is clarity and sweetness with a balanced citric-malic acidity.

Sustainability & Packaging

Eco-first packaging. We aim for great coffee with the lightest footprint we can manage.

  • Bag: Compostable or recyclable materials, dispose according to your local facilities.
  • Label: Paper label with low-impact adhesive.
  • Shipping: Plastic-free packing, recyclable mailers, we reuse boxes and paper where possible.
  • Roasting: Small batch in the Highlands with consolidated dispatch days to reduce transport impact.

If you are unsure how to dispose of any component in your area, contact us and we will help find the best option.

Origin

Bolivia, Caranavi, Yungas

Producer

Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Juan R.L.

Variety

Caturra (red & yellow), Catuai (red & yellow), Typica

Process

Fully Washed

Altitude

1650 masl

Harvest

April to October

SCA score

85.5

Roast

Light to medium

Notes

Forest fruits, Red apple, Almond, Toffee, Brown sugar

Certifications

  • Organic
  • Fairtrade