Bolivia Yungas-Pumiri is available online and in cafes from April 30th to May 28th.
History Of The Asociación Integral de Productores Ecológicos de Pumiri
The Asociación Integral de Productores Ecológicos de Pumiri, or AIPEP, was officially founded as a primary-level producer association in 2002. Now over 20 years later, it is made up of 64 members, all of whom pride themselves on their excellent quality control and organic coffee production. (1)
At its conception, AIPEP received an Organic certification, but it was only four years later that they ventured into the export market by developing their first direct relationship with a purchaser. This was largely due to the assistance of the Federación de Caficultores Exportadores de Bolivia, or FECAFEB.
Following this, FECAFEB continued to help AIPEP grow, most notably by giving Cooperative Coffees a thorough tour of its coffee-growing region and showcasing AIPEP’s team efforts and internal working systems. This impressed Cooperative Coffees enough to partner with AIPEP in 2006. From there, Cooperative Coffees worked with AIPEP to help them obtain a Fair Trade Labelling Organization (FLO) certification through their initial contracts. FECAFEB supported AIPEP with its first exports until the company finally got its own export permit in 2016 along with a Fair Trade certification. Cooperative Coffees continues to purchase coffee from AIPEP to this day. These are impressive accomplishments for such a small group of devoted coffee farmers, especially considering the tumultuous history of coffee production in Bolivia over the last hundred or so years (2).
“Throughout the 1800s and into the early to mid-1900s, coffee production was limited in Bolivia . . . [Since the 1960s], farming has proliferated in Caranavi, and it is now the largest coffee-growing region in the country.” – Perfect Daily Grind
The most common Arabica coffee varieties grown here are Catuai, Mundo Novo, Typica, and Castillo
Tasting Notes
Bolivia Yungas-Pumiri is a washed process coffee that yields a balanced light-medium roast (our roast level 3). It was grown at an altitude of 1200-1550 m. Each sip of this coffee is bursting with notes, of almonds, brown sugar and milk chocolate. A cupping score of 84.
References:
- CoopCoffees. (n.d.). Asociación Integral de Productores Ecológicos de Pumiri. Retrieved April 23, 2026, from https://coopcoffees.com/member/profile/aipep-943416
- Castellano, N. (2022, February 10). Exploring the Bolivian coffee sector. Retrieved October 20, 2023, from https://perfectdailygrind.com/2022/02/exploring-the-bolivian-coffee-sector/