Almost all of Bolivia's specialty coffee comes from one green pocket of the Yungas cloud forest: Caranavi, a few hours' precipitous drive down from La Paz. Family estates and smallholder co-ops grow Caturra and Typica alongside showpiece Java and Geisha, and meticulous mills — like the Rodríguez family's Buena Vista — turn them into some of South America's cleanest cups: caramel and red fruit, florals, a silky sweetness. Landlocked geography keeps volumes rare; when you see one, try it.
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For years most Bolivian specialty coffee left the Yungas via the infamous 'Death Road' switchbacks down to La Paz.
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