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[PRUEBA] La Convención Regional Coffee Fair
Quillabamba, Cusco
Three days of cuppings, business meetings and a specialty coffee competition.
High-altitude coffee,grown in cooperative.
We are the central organisation of 21 cooperatives and 3,500 producer families in La Convención, Cusco. We have produced, milled and exported organic, fair trade and specialty coffee since 1967.
Since 1967. 21 cooperatives and 3,500 families between 1,200 and 2,200 m above sea level, near Machu Picchu.
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View on Barchart(opens in a new tab)A cooperative of cooperatives
COCLA is a second-tier cooperative: the organisation that 21 base cooperatives created to mill, certify and sell their members' coffee together.
Since 1967 we have strengthened our member organisations and improved the socio-economic conditions of around 3,500 families producing coffee, cocoa and tea, promoting fair trade and care for the environment.
Our mission is to provide competitive, high-quality services in the processing, manufacturing and marketing of coffee, cocoa and other products, and to build the business capacity of every member cooperative.
Where we are
In the province of La Convención, Cusco region, near Machu Picchu. Our coffee grows between 1,200 and 2,200 metres above sea level. The office and agro-industrial plant are in Quillabamba.
Upcoming activities
Fairs, courses and events from COCLA and its member cooperatives.
Course
[PRUEBA] Curso de catación nivel básico
Escuela de Café, Quillabamba
Aprende a evaluar atributos de taza con el protocolo SCA.
Event
[PRUEBA] Foro de caficultura sostenible
Encuentro abierto sobre renovación de cafetales y clima.
Services for our cooperatives and for the market
We support the whole value chain, from the coffee plot to the cup: field assistance, certification, quality control, milling and export.
Technical assistanceOngoing support in production management to strengthen every member's productive capacity.
CertificationManagement of organic and fair trade certifications for coffee and cocoa to reach differentiated markets.
Quality control laboratoryPhysical and sensory analysis of coffee and cocoa to identify profiles by production origin.
Coffee millingDry milling of parchment coffee for export at our plant in Quillabamba.
ExportDirect sales of green coffee to importers and roasters around the world.
Roasting and packagingCoffee roasting and packaging for private labels and for our own national lines.
El Vocero CooperativoOur publication sharing technical assistance reports and life in the member cooperatives.
Products
Green coffee, cocoa and tea for the world; roasted coffee, chocolate, honey and craft beer for Peru.
Organic green coffee
Washed Arabica from La Convención, certified organic for the EU, NOP, JAS and Bio Suisse.
Fair trade coffee
Green coffee carrying FT, FTO and SPP seals that guarantee a fair price to producer families.
Specialty coffees and microlots
Selected lots scoring above 83 points in the cup, traceable to the cooperative and the farm.
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Cocoa beans
Fermented and dried cocoa beans from La Convención, organic and fair trade.
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Black and green tea
Tea grown by member families on the hillsides of La Convención.
Certifications
Our coffee and cocoa are produced under organic and fair trade standards verified by independent certifiers.
Orgánico UE
European Union organic certification for coffee and cocoa.
USDA Organic (NOP)
United States National Organic Program.
JAS
Japanese Agricultural Standard for organic products.
Bio Suisse
Swiss organic label with additional sustainability requirements.
Fairtrade
Fair trade: guaranteed minimum price and premium for cooperatives (FT and FTO).
SPP
Small Producers' Symbol, a label owned by producer organisations.
More than 120 professional cuppers trained since 2020, now working in the industry or running their own businesses.
COCLA Coffee School
The COCLA Coffee School trains cuppers, baristas and roasters in Quillabamba, with its own laboratory and the coffee of 21 cooperatives as study material.
Specialty coffee cupper training programme
- 13 courses
Basic
Sensory fundamentals, cupping protocol and defects in green and roasted coffee.
- 22 courses
Intermediate
Calibration, origin profiles and lot evaluation with market criteria.
- 31 course
Advanced
Professional cupping, quality control at the mill and preparation for certifications.
Each course runs over 4 consecutive days, 8 hours a day, roughly once a month. Training groups start in November each year.
Almost six decades of cooperative work
From seven founding cooperatives to a central that exports and trains coffee professionals.
1967
COCLA is born
On 26 July 1967, seven cooperatives join forces and found the Central de Cooperativas Agrarias de La Convención y Lares Ltda. No. 281. The first services are coffee storage, processing, grading and marketing.
1990s
Central de Cooperativas Agrarias Cafetaleras COCLA
The central adopts its current name and international coffee sales gain weight in the organisation.
1993
Organic and fair trade coffee
Between 1993 and 1999 COCLA strengthens its commercial strategy and enters the differentiated organic and fair trade markets.
2017
50 years of COCLA
Half a century of cooperative organisation bringing together the producer families of La Convención.
2020
Coffee School
The COCLA Coffee School opens, training cuppers, baristas and roasters within the value chain.
Today
21 cooperatives, 3,500 families
COCLA links technical assistance, certification, milling, quality control and export of coffee, cocoa and tea for its member cooperatives.
News
COCLA presents its specialty coffees at the national coffee fair
The cooperative brought lots from its member cooperatives to meet roasters and buyers from Peru and abroad.
The harvest season begins in La Convención
Producer families begin selective picking of ripe cherries and delivery to their cooperatives.
What people say about us
Members, buyers and school graduates.
“With technical assistance we renewed our coffee plot and today we sell certified organic coffee at a fair price for the family.”
Ejemplo: productor socio
Member of a base cooperative, Echarati
“Clear traceability, consistent lots and a lab that answers. We work with COCLA every harvest.”
Ejemplo: comprador internacional
Green coffee importer, Europe
“The Coffee School gave me the foundation to cup professionally and today I work in quality control.”
Ejemplo: egresada de la Escuela de Café
Certified cupper, class of 2025
Let's talk
Tell us what you need: buying coffee, cocoa or tea, training at the Coffee School, visits or technical assistance. We reply from Quillabamba.