Bring on Bolivia! Our favourite single origin is back with this black cherry, chocolatey delight from the renowned Mamani Family of Uchumachi.

We've been buying coffee from the Mamani family in the remote Uchumachi community in Bolivia's North Yungus region since we first started roasting coffee 14 years ago and it is always one of our favourite origins to come into the roastery. Rene Mamani and his family here are part of Agricafe's amazing Sol de Manana project which is an initiative that focuses on improving production and quality creating a more profitable and sustainable future for Bolivia's coffee producing communities.

René, who is originally from Escoma, moved to Uchumachi few years ago. He got into coffee when he was a teenager and used to visit his brother-in-law Mauricio Mamani and help him on the farm. In 2009 René took the leap and bought a 14-hectare plot with his brother Juan and has been growing coffee independently ever since. René met his wife Nicolasa when they were both at school in Escoma. Now they have three daughters. When René's not working he enjoys relaxing, enjoying the beautiful countryside in that region and taking his daughters to swim in the river and the natural pools. The best part about growing coffee in René's opinion is working with the nursery and the coffee in its first year. "They're like babies," he says. "That's why I want to plant another hectare He delights in watching the plants grow and seeing the amount of cherries they're producing. And that makes him happy, thinking about their production and the income it means for his family. René's extended family has coffee farms in the region and he enjoys what he calls "healthy competition" in their coffee growing. He says seeing his relatives set and meet their production goals helps keep him motivated as well."I can't fall asleep, I have to keep doing things well!'