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Agricafe's wet mill where coffee cherries are delivered each night. Shown here are the pulpers.
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Before exporter, the coffee is hand sorted at these tables to remove defects. Black lights hang underneath the covered portion of the table to remove moldy beans.
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Coffee cherries delivered at the end of the night. This particular sack qualified for Agricafe's micro-lot program.
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Inside are African beds where the Rodriguez family dries micro-lots. Humidity, temperature, and airflow are monitored throughout the day.
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One of the producers who delivers coffee to Agricafe's wet mill. Almost all the coffee grows under a canopy of shade and fruit trees.
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Pedro and Daniela Rodriguez with their farm and mill manager on their farm in the mountains surrounding Caranavi.
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Pedro Rodriguez examining the coffee drying on raised beds at Agricafe's wet mill.
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The mountains surrounding Caranavi are primarily made up of small farmers. Historically coffee has been the cash crop but increasingly farmers are replacing coffee with coca.
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The road from La Paz to Caranavi. From 5 pm until 5 am, the traffic travels in one direction. For the rest of the day the traffic flow is reversed.
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The Rodriguez family's nursery with different coffee varietals.
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This machine classifies the beans by size. The equipment at Agricafe's dry mill in La Paz is perfectly maintained and the entire mill is immaculately clean.