Café Frente a Illimani II - Bolivia 2009 Verified listing

Overview

Santusa arrived 38 years ago with her father when she was 12. She comes from Sorata and is currently married to Juan Mamani Vargas. She has 4 children, two boys and two girls, each of whom has their own family. They live with their granddaughter, who is an orphan. Given the altitude where they live, the only thing we can produce is coffee. Oranges don’t produce – they turn out tiny – the same with bananas. Coffee is good because it let’s us eat, buy clothes and send the kids to study. The coffee is what helps us.