Bolivia | Finca La Llama | Geisha Coco Natural | Signature Series

About Finca La Llama

Finca La Llama, located in Caranavi, Bolivia, is owned by the Rodríguez family. This farm is known for producing high-quality coffees due to its favorable climate and altitude of over 1,700 meters. The farm uses sustainable farming methods and innovative processing techniques to enhance coffee quality. The Gesha variety cultivated here is meticulously grown, showcasing the family’s dedication to specialty coffee. Their focus on experimental and innovative practices has made Finca La Llama a standout in the specialty coffee scene.

About Los Rodríguez Family

The Rodríguez family, who run Finca La Llama, are pioneers in Bolivia's specialty coffee industry. They have been instrumental in improving the country's coffee production by investing in sustainable farming practices and innovative processing techniques. The family is known for their commitment to quality and experimentation, including their focus on the rare and prestigious Gesha variety. Their passion for coffee has led them to become key figures in advancing Bolivian coffee on the global stage.

About Geisha Coco Natural

The Coco Natural processing method used for this Gesha bean is an innovative approach where whole coffee cherries are dried with the skin intact, allowing the fruit to impart more flavor into the beans. By controlling the drying environment carefully, the beans are exposed to the natural sugars and compounds in the cherry, resulting in more intense fruity and floral notes.

This method enhances the complexity of the cup profile, often highlighting tropical fruit and delicate sweetness. The Rodríguez family manages this process with precision, ensuring a balance between fermentation and drying to avoid off-flavors. The final result is a coffee that showcases the unique qualities of the Gesha variety while maintaining the brightness and clarity that this rare bean is known for.

The Coco Natural process also aligns with their sustainable farming practices, as it maximizes the use of natural resources and minimizes waste. This meticulous method contributes to the overall excellence of Finca La Llama's specialty coffees, making their offerings stand out in the competitive world of premium coffee.

Coffee in Bolivia

Coffee production in Bolivia has evolved significantly, with the country now producing some of the world's finest specialty coffees. Coffee is primarily grown in regions like Caranavi, which boasts high altitudes and favorable microclimates that are ideal for cultivating specialty varieties like Gesha. Bolivian coffee is prized for its unique flavor profiles, often characterized by a bright acidity, floral notes, and a refined sweetness.

In recent years, Bolivian coffee farmers, like the Rodríguez family, have embraced innovative farming and processing techniques to enhance quality. Efforts to improve sustainability, infrastructure, and coffee processing have bolstered Bolivia's standing in the global coffee market. However, challenges like low yields and logistical difficulties still affect the industry, making it a niche but highly sought-after origin for premium coffee buyers.

About Fincas Los Rodríguez

This coffee was produced within Bolivia’s most advanced specialty coffee system, led by the Rodríguez family through their company Agricafe. Founded in 1986, Agricafe operates as a vertically integrated producer, processor, and exporter, combining their own farms, known as Fincas Los Rodríguez, with their Sol de la Mañana producer program. Their estate farms include Buena Vista, Alasitas, La Linda, El Fuerte, Santa Rosa, and other high-altitude sites across the Caranavi region and Samaipata, typically ranging from 1,400 to 1,850 metres above sea level. These farms serve both as production sites and as research and development centres, where modern agronomy, varietal selection, and fermentation techniques are continuously refined to push the boundaries of Bolivian coffee quality.

Alongside their estate farms, Agricafe operates the Sol de la Mañana program, a long-term producer education initiative supporting around 100 smallholder farmers across the Caranavi region. This program functions as a structured training system, guiding producers through planting, harvesting, pruning, processing, and farm management over a multi-year period to dramatically improve both quality and sustainability. Cherries from both Fincas Los Rodríguez and Sol de la Mañana producers are delivered to Agricafe’s Buena Vista wet mill, the central processing facility where coffees are sorted, fermented, dried on raised beds, and prepared for export with strict lot separation and traceability controls. This integrated approach ensures exceptional consistency while preserving the unique identity of each individual farm and lot.

This structure allows each coffee to express its distinct farm origin, such as Las Alasitas, Carmelita, Buena Vista, or other Sol de la Mañana farms, while benefiting from Agricafe’s advanced processing infrastructure and quality control systems. Techniques such as Coco Natural fermentation are carefully executed at the mill level, producing highly expressive flavour profiles while maintaining full traceability from farm to export. You can explore more coffees produced within this system, including rare Gesha, Caturra, Java, and experimental lots, in our Bolivia Agricafe and Los Rodríguez collection, representing some of the most progressive and sought-after coffees currently available in Australia.