Cafés de Colombia

Exhaustively illustrating Colombia's coffee culture, this informative chronicle extensively documents coffee as an entity. The entire creation processfrom the cultivation and collection of the coffee beans to the final preparationsis explored, as are the diverse zones where coffee is grown. Additionally, coffee's history in Colombia and around the world, the different meanings of special coffees, and the importance of coffee shops as social venues are considered. This rich discussion also provides various recipes for coffee beverages and complementary food. Ampliamente ilustrandando la cultura cafetera de Colombia, esta cronica informativa extensivamente relata el cafe como una entidad. Se explora el proceso entero de creaciondesde el cultivo y la recoleccion de los granos de cafe hasta las preparaciones finalesasi como las zonas diversas en donde se cultiva el cafe. Adicionalmente, se considera la historia del cafe en Colombia y alrededor del mundo, lo que significan los cafes especiales, y la importancia de las cafeterias como lugares de encuentro social. Esta discusion profunda tambien presenta los tipos de preparacion clasica en bebidas y recetas.

Liliana Villegas is the author of the several books, including Delicious Tropical Fruits. Andrés Mauricio López is a former photographer for the archaeological archives of the Instituto Bókkota de altos estudios in Manizales and is currently a photographer and designer for Villegas Editores. Carlos Pineda is a photographer at the University of Montreal whose work has appeared in several magazines.