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sparks · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 116 Location: Melaque, Jalisco

Cafe Punta del Cielo

http://www.puntadelcielo.com.mx/

I just figured out what this coffee is a friend bought for me in Barra. The lettering was worn off the package. Supposed to be the Starbucks of Mexico ... but I think he paid $18us a kilo. Very good but not that good. Would be nice to find a more reasonable outlet

Anyone know if this coffee can be bought in other places than their stores ... at somewhat resonable prices

I hear the beans are from Veracuz and Chiapas but no idea where thery are processed
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Calypso · Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:17 pm Post subject:

Sparks - cool web site for Cafe Punta del Cielo - and it has a familiar ring (our own Rancho del Cielo) Wink

Of course there is a lot of coffee here in the Coatepec area. I often say we live in the tri-cities (Xalapa-Coatepec-Xico) - mainly because we do.

Coatepec I believe is the largest coffee producer in Mexico. Currently it is coffee berry harvesting season around these parts.

I enjoyed your picture tour of a coffee finca on your web site http://sparksmex.blogspot.com/

Good to see you more active on your site.

Thanks for the link

Juan
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sparks · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 116 Location: Melaque, Jalisco

BJ · Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 385 Location: Gulf Coast

Sparks,

Your mention of "flag style" flolding of plastic bags (for reuse) interested me. Mexican friends of ours in the DF area folded theirs in the same manner. They're very busy people so I found it interesting that they'd take the time to do that.

Then it dawned on me that the neatly folded plastic bags seem to occupy a lot less space than the "bunched up" ones did.

Do you think that this is a regional thing?

BJ

sparks · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 116 Location: Melaque, Jalisco

Well the flag folding of bags lesson for me was on the west coast of Mexico. Here's a French how-to video so I doubt it's regional
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cidF66-LXng

BTW .. we also visited two more coffee places in Colima about a week ago

Canoas
http://sparks-mexico.com/Assorted/Colima/canoas-coffee/index.html

Cofradia de Suchitlan
http://sparks-mexico.com/Assorted/Colima/comala-coffee/index.html
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bobnliz · Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:43 am Post subject:

The 'folding like a flag' thing must be fairly universal... the previous tenant in our rented apartment in Chapala had folded her bags just that way. I thought it was rather ingenious. Lizzy
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Jonna · Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:55 am Post subject:

OMG!!! On the bag folding. I've lived in 200 sq ft for the last 6.5 years and I suppose if I'd seen that when I started I might have done it but now... I can not bear the idea of spending time on that.
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