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Saturday 28 September 2019

International Coffee Day

ORANJESTAD — Every year What does it takes to make
on October 1st , the world a cup of Coffee?
comes together to cel- It has never been more
ebrate coffee and recog- popular and there have
nize the millions of people never been more ways to
across the globe - from drink coffee; lattes, Frap-
farmers, to roasters, baris- puccino’s, drip, cold brew,
tas, coffee shop owners and of course espresso to
and more - who work hard name a few. But what does
to create and serve the it take to make a cup of
beverage we all love. coffee? To start with, there
are seven stages that form
Since 1983 this day has the coffee making process,
been commemorated as from 'bean to cup': Picking,
International Coffee day Washing, Drying, Grading, issue, as the prices that and their families. sible for us to enjoy a nice
cup of coffee every day.
producers receive today
around the world where Roasting, Cupping and of
coffee is being produced course, Enjoying. are more than 30% below This is a good day to rec-
the average of the last ten ognize the hard work done No matter the time of the
and consumed. The first of-
ficial date was October 1st At each of these stages years, threatening the live- daily by the producers of day a cup of coffee is al-
lihoods of coffee farmers coffee. They make it pos-
of 2015, as agreed by the there are specially-trained ways welcome!! q
International Coffee Orga- people, each with their
nization and was launched own expertise, who play
in Milan. This day is also an important role in cof-
used to promote fair trade fee's production. Coffee
coffee and to raise aware- impacts so many people's
ness for the plight of the lives, for many it is a passion
coffee growers. but for even more it is the
Coffee has never been livelihood on which they
more popular, with an depend.
estimated 3 billion cups
consumed every day, a Whilst this is a time for cele-
number which continues bration, leading up to and
to rise. The diverse mix of during ICD each year, we
global celebrations that also need to focus on how
take place on International to continue to improve cof-
Coffee Day truly showcase fee’s future. At present, in
coffee as one of the world’s spite of growing demand,
most loved beverages. coffee faces a dramatic

A little bit about the story of

the Coffee business between
Guajira and Aruba

This area of the Caribbean Sea where this place is lo-
cated known as “El Horno”, is where the Guajiro busi-
nessman Jorge Romero Arteaga used to send coffee
to Aruba. They use these small boats known as pira-
guas. This place close to the city of Riohacha was
a heritage of the ancestors Romero, who accompa-
nied General Jose Prudencio Padilla in the battle that
took place at the Maracaibo Lake against Spain. As
a gift, since they helped them win the battle, they
were given this piece of land in the area of Cama-
rones, where General Padilla was born. q