COCLA
Member-Owner Since 2005
COCLA
In Peru, the Central Cooperativas Agrarias Cafetaleras, or COCLA, is a farmer-owned cooperative about 3,500 families. Formed in 1967, COCLA is based in Quillabamba, in the Cusco department of Peru. COCLA’s Raúl del Aguila was the founding president of Pachamama. Today, Vladmir Vivanco, COCLA's general manager, serves on the board of directors.
About
Founded: 1967
Headquarters: Quillabamba, Peru
Region: Vilcabamba, Ocobamba, Huayopata, Santa Ana, Echarate, Santa Teresa
Farmer Owners: 3,500 families
Women Owners: 40%
Harvest: April-September
Certifications: Organic, FLO, Renerative Organic
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Social Infrastructure
Cooperatives work to improve lives of members and their families. To improve access around the region, Cocla helps finance projects for the construction of schools, health centers, roads and bridges in areas that their members live and operate.
Raul Del Aguila Discusses Ownership
Pachamama's founding President Raul Del Aguila of COCLA, was a leader in the cooperative and fair trade movement for coffee farmers around the world. Pachamama was his dream and today we continue to live out his legacy.
"The Cooperative Voice"
The Fifth Cooperative Priniciple is education, training and information. To promote such, COCLA ran Radio Quillabamba to produce and broadcast "El Vocero Cooperativa" to provide the entire community valuable programs.
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The Aguilar family
Meet the Aguilar family, members of COCLA cooperative in Santa Teresa, Peru.
Honoring Pachamama
In the Andes of Peru, Pachamama is revered as the goddess, Mother Earth, to the Quechua and Aymara people. They practice the concept of Anyi, or reciprocity, the process of giving more than we take. This relationship prioritizes working in harmony with nature and is reflected through the commitment to only growing organically. This preserves ancestral methods of production and keeps the ecosystem in balance.
Beyond the Label
When we asked Vladimir, our board representative, what the animal should be on the cover, without hesitation, he said "llama." Naturally, the llama is one of Peru's most iconic animals and historically played an important role for the Inca. The llama has also become one of Pachamama Coffee's icons as Peru was our first coffee sold in the United States in 2006.
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