Jorge Iván Valencia Londoño interacts with Colombian visitors.
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Jorge Iván Valencia Londoño demonstrates the steps in coffee making.
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Jorge Iván Valencia Londoño chats with a volunteer.
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Jorge Iván Valencia Londoño discusses with visitors the coffee making process.
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Jorge Iván Valencia Londoño holds an olleta, traditional coffee pot, with freshly brewed coffee.
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Jorge Iván Valencia learned about coffee growing by working the land with his father. Today Jorge Iván works full-time on his farm and on planting, cultivating, processing, and commercializing the coffee that he produces. In spite of coffee disease and low prices, he is able to support his family producing certified coffee.