

One place that really stood apart was a coffee shop in La Paz, Bolivia, named Typica Cafe. They are incredible. In Quito, there’s this Isveglio coffee shop that’s worth trying. They also own a coffee farm and one can go on a farm tour. I was never that impressed with coffees in Colombia, which is funny in a way, as they have great reputation in Canada. I had better coffees in Argentina or Chile. As a matter of fact, espresso machines at major gas station in Chile or Argentina give a better espresso than most coffee shops in North America! Brazil has great espresso throughout the country, albeit I never found an amazing coffee shop in Rio de Janeiro, nor Paraty. I had great espressos in Floripa…at a gas stations.



And there it is: If you want great coffee, try a random Shell gas station (posto de gasolina) lost in the country side of Brazil: you’ll be surprised.



Coffee culture varies from one country to the next. Although Bolivia has one of the best coffee farms and best coffee shops on the South American continent, the average bolivian do not drink coffee, and if they do, they drink something extremely cheap (such as Nestle instant coffee). In Uruguay, good coffees are also found in major gas stations. The average Uruguayan drinks matte, which is a sort of tea that contains a stimulant.



The local colombianos drink a very sweet coffee in a small cup: I disliked it very much hahaha.



Brazilians know about great coffees: It was awesome to travel the country. I miss it everyday dearly.



It was very hard to find good coffee between southern Mexico (awesome coffee culture throughout the country, from Baja to Puerto Vallarta to Mexico City, Tabasco and Chipas region) and Costa Rica. I had good coffee in Costa Rica, but none of them made it in my notes. Maybe I was in a different mindset back then (2017). I went very fast through El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua: El Salvador had awesome coffee shops and coffee farms. I remember having had excellent coffee back there.

