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Meet the Peterson Family of Hacienda La Esmeralda
In 1964, a Swedish-born Californian banker by the name of Rudolph A. Peterson (1904-2003) purchased Hacienda La Esmeralda, which at the time comprised several hundred hectares in the area of...
Meet the Peterson Family of Hacienda La Esmeralda
In 1964, a Swedish-born Californian banker by the name of Rudolph A. Peterson (1904-2003) purchased Hacienda La Esmeralda, which at the time comprised several hundred hectares in the area of...
Meet José David Garrido Pérez of Mama Cata Estate
While the current high-tech iteration of Mama Cata Estate was established in 1997 by Sr. Garrido, this farm's rich history has been hugely influential in the rise of specialty coffee in Panama....
Meet José David Garrido Pérez of Mama Cata Estate
While the current high-tech iteration of Mama Cata Estate was established in 1997 by Sr. Garrido, this farm's rich history has been hugely influential in the rise of specialty coffee in Panama....
Meet Roberto Brenes of Auromar Estate
Roberto Brenes was not always in the coffee business. In his younger days he studied finance at Columbia University in New York and entered the world of investment banking. An...
Meet Roberto Brenes of Auromar Estate
Roberto Brenes was not always in the coffee business. In his younger days he studied finance at Columbia University in New York and entered the world of investment banking. An...
How the name "Monkey Bite Espresso" came to be.
"Why were you feeding the monkey?" -Park Worker “It bit me!”I screamed to no one in particular. I was looking down at my pointer finger on my left hand at...
How the name "Monkey Bite Espresso" came to be.
"Why were you feeding the monkey?" -Park Worker “It bit me!”I screamed to no one in particular. I was looking down at my pointer finger on my left hand at...