Colombia
WBC Day Two
As suspected, as the day has progressed, the stands have started to fill up, and the atmosphere is becoming more charged. Luis Fernando Velez, the godfather of the barista movement here in Colombia, actually just […]
Colombia
Colombia
WBC Day One Done – Day Two Begun
Day one finished in epic style yesterday with terrific performances by the baristas from Brazil, Mexico, Australia and Japan, surrounding a rousing, raucous reception for the hometown favorite, Lina Zea from right here in Bogota. […]
Colombia
WBC Day One Continued
Well we’ve made it through 22 competitors so far today with another seven to go. The audience has steadily built throughout the day, so by the time the weekend rolls around, this place is going […]
Colombia
WBC 2011 – Day One
Well it’s finally here. The first-ever WBC held in producing country is officially underway. The competition began at eight this morning and is scheduled to run through five this evening with 27 national champions taking […]
Colombia
Barista Meet and Greet
A staple of any WBC is the barista meet and greet party, so last night after the day wrapped up at the competition space, we boarded buses and headed across town. So sure, it wasn’t […]
Colombia
Barista introductions underway
The WBC is really underway today with judges’ calibration already happening in a room upstairs from the competition area, and all of the national champions are now here, and the official introductions have begun. This […]
Colombia
WBC Coffee Tour Day 2
So last night we were treated to a performance at the Juan Valdez theme park of its interpretive dance history of coffee. Then the FNC and The coffee council of Quindio hosted a dinner in […]
Colombia
WBC coffee tour
Sorry for the brevity of the prior post. Things move pretty fast around here. We split into two groups at the Bogota airport, and one group header to Perria, and the other, my group, jetted […]
WBC Colombia 2011
WBC 2011 – Colombia Preview
The first installment of our new feature in the magazine “Countdown to Colombia” debuted in the Feb/March issue of Barista Magazine. Countdown will run through the June/July issue and this year’s World Barista Championship in […]
Coffee
Heavy Rains Affect Colombia and El Salvador
Tragedy reported today from El Salvador as heavy rains from Hurricane Ida are blamed for triggering a landslide which left at least 134 dead. From the Seattle Times: Days of heavy rains loosed mud and […]