The beginning of a journey

kuroki — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:02:00 +0000

I’m in Bolivia on my first trip to South America.

We landed in El Alto International Airport, which sits at 4,000 meters.

Sure, this is my first time in Bolivia. But this is also my first time to be this high up from the ground. Even though I took some medication I brought with me, I felt my heart beat faster and my head dizzied a little the moment I stepped off the plane. I managed to avoid getting altitude sickness, thanks partly to the medicine. But I was in for yet another surprise. A drive over a mountain path out of La Paz took me up to as high as 4,800 meters.

But at the end of the road emerged a breathtaking view of a town, the kind I’ve never seen before.

The Wind of Coffee Origin

watanabe — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Ever since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, I haven’t had a chance to travel abroad, let alone to coffee origins. But this time, I’m fortunate to be offered an opportunity to visit a coffee producing region. On top of that, I’m going to South America, a continent I’ve never stepped foot in before. I’ve always wanted to go to the destination of this tour, Bolivia. I vividly remember the superb quality of winning lots of the Cup of Excellence Bolivia and of national winner lots. But for a while after that, I hardly saw any great Bolivian coffee in Japan. But that’s changed in recent years, as I’m once again starting to see amazing Bolivian coffee, most notably Agro Takeshi. I personally believe that Bolivia is an origin with much greater, hidden potential. I wonder what thoughts will occur to me when I visit coffee farms and see them firsthand, and feel the wind with my body. I can’t wait to see what this trip holds in store for me.

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The beginning of a journey

The Wind of Coffee Origin