In September 2006 I visited the city of Armenia in Colombia and toured the area of Quindio. I met Gildardo, the father of my dear friend Luchi. Gildardo is a coffee farmer near Armenia.
Colombia - Armenia - Quindio
Don Gildardo in his finca Las Acacias
Uwaldino and Don Gildardo
Don Gildardo
Near Buenavista
Uwaldino’s daughter
Uwaldino’s daughter
Uwaldino’s daughter
Cristina
Cristina
Cristina
Don Gildardo with Uwaldino
Cardamom
Don Gildardo’s truck with 20 bags of coffee
Don Gildardo’s truck with 20 bags of coffee
The road towards the farm
Posters in Buenavista
Unloading the truck
Inspecting quality
Inspecting quality
Don Gildardo and the buyer of the coffee
Beautiful old Willy Jeep
Madonna in Buenavista
Toasting with Aguadiente (11:30am)
Gildardo, Cristina, Willem
Company Sign “We buy coffee and cacao”
Gildardo, Jorge and Cristina
The balcony of Jorge’s house
Gildardo, Willem, Jorge
On the roof of the house where coffee is sun dried
The beautiful old house where Jorge lives
At the end of our coffee conference: Chad Trewick, Jayson, Willem, Roaster, Christy Thorns
