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During the transport from the origin to the warehouse and when stored at the warehouse, your coffee is fully insured by Algrano. In case anything happens, we will take care of the issue.
For the road transport to your roastery, you can choose 2 delivery options:
Doorstep delivery (DDP): we will take care of the road transport to your doorstep. We will compare prices and organise the pick-up details. Transport insurance and transport claims are fully covered by Algrano. You have nothing to worry about!
Warehouse pick-up (FCA): you will have to organise the transport yourself, and you would need to instruct your carrier accordingly. You will need to organise the insurance, and in case of transport damage, you will need to raise the claim to your carrier.
For buyers in the EU, Switzerland and the UK the coffee will be provided customs cleared. In case of an intra-community delivery, you will need to report the purchase according to your local VAT regulations.
For buyers in Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein, we can provide transport to your roastery, but we are not able to import. In this case you would need to register the import.
For buyers in the USA, we will provide customs clearance.
Financing costs apply until the coffee is released.
The coffee story
Oropéndola is the flagship coffee of Red Ecolsierra, a cooperative based in the department of Magdalena, North Colombia, that represents 352 families. The coop's headquarters are located in the city of Santa Marta, at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, one of the highest coastal mountain chains in the world, which rises to peaks as high as 5.700 m above sea level.
The proximity to the coast creates the perfect space for hundreds of wild species to thrive in Sierra Nevada's coffee belt, which ranges from 900 m to 1.900 m above sea level. The forests which cover the higher slopes of the mountains are a natural for incredibly rich biodiversity. As Georgi Djalev wrote for Roast Magazine in the September-October 2019 edition: "The climate in this region is also special. The dry season is long, while the rainy season is short and intense. This allows only one harvest per year and requires the coffee to grow in the shade of other plants, which in turn prevents the soil from erosion and protects the watersheds, securing water for the cities below. It is also a habitat for endangered species. This closes a virtuous cycle that benefits both the coffee grower community and the environment. The exceptional environment produces characteristically flavoured, high-quality coffee that requires sustainable production practices to grow, which in turn benefits the unique nature of the place."
This regional blend is named after the Oropéndola, a large species of bird found in South and Central America, used here to evoke the region's biodiversity and the commitment of the coffee families with the environment. The blend is composed of coffees from all 7 collection points managed by Red Ecolsierra: Bonda, Isabel, San Pedro, San Javier, Palmor, Aracataca and Santa Rosa.
Map of Ecolsierra's collection points
How the Red Ecolsierra reinvests Fairtrade premiums
The Fairtrade certification provides an extra bonus for every pound of organic coffee traded. The Ecolsierra Network's General Assembly of Associates is the one that distributes these resources in areas that respond to the needs of the farmers and their workers. Our lines of investment in social premium are directed to:
Infrastructure, machinery and equipment: Projects to improve the infrastructure of the wet mills, organic coffee drying processes, housing on farms, acquisition and assembly of silos and canopies, construction of basic sanitation, installation of ecological kitchens. They can also be used to improve workers' dormitories, drinking water tanks, irrigation systems and soil analysis.
Diversification of production and income: Natural honey packaging plant, equipment for quality improvement and coffee roasting, beekeeping, cocoa harvesting and community ecotourism, through the Macana Turismo initiative.
Eco-innovation and pollution mitigation for the local habitat: Rural electrification through solar energy systems and hydroelectric plants; projects to reduce the environmental impact of organic coffee processing and producer housing; reforestation and planting of timber trees for future ecological projects.
Credit funds: Financing of community projects and advances that facilitate the preparation of the harvest for the families.
Social and economic development: Purchase and maintenance of the administrative headquarters; an educational fund that facilitates access to education for members and their children; creation of Ecolsierra Export S.A.S. as the association's export company; implementation of sustainable farms, appropriation and diversification of the rural environment, agro-eco-tourism and beekeeping, training, marketing and public relations.
