Mar 13 ~ Charlotte View: Orobi Cafe. 101% Colombian Coffee with Diego Piedrahita

Charlotte View presents Orobí Café. 101% Colombian Coffee with owner Diego Piedrahita from Statesville NC.

OROBÍ CAFÉ, world’s richest coffee, comes from Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, which consists of the following departments Caldas, Quindio, and Risaralda.

This region was declared recently Heritage Coffee Landscape of the Humanity by the UNESCO.

Our specialty coffee is Fair-Trade, shade-grown in fertile soil on small farms located on the mountain slopes of Risaralda, a state in the heart of the Main Colombian Coffee Growing Region. It is 5,400 feet above sea level.

This area is called the Quimbaya Region too, in honor of the Quimbaya civilization who inhabited this area around the valley of the Cauca River. This civilization was known for spectacular gold work These particular elements have build a reputation of Colombian Coffee as the Richest Coffee in the world

OROBÍ CAFÉ is owned and operated by husband and wife team, Diego and Eva Piedrahita. They were born and raised in the heart of the Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis. Both worked as coffee roasters as young adults. They now own a large specialty coffee plantation in Pereira, Colombia but make their home in Statesville, NC

Mr. Piedrahita has a background in education in Colombia as well as a wealth of applicable industry experience. Mr. Piedrahita heads up the Research and Development initiatives at OROBí CAFÉ. He has conducted extensive research on the history of the Colombian coffee culture as well as the research on the modern coffee industry in Colombia. Eva received her Bachelor Degree from Mercy College in New York and she has worked managed several coffee shops in New York.

Diego A. Piedrahita: richestcoffee@orobicafe.com Cell: 914-400-9428 Office 704-775-4811 / www.orobicafe.com / 717 Westminster Dr, Statesville, NC 28677