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Even though there is still a lot of work to do on the “business table”, China is seriously thinking on opening new development opportunities for one of Costa Rica’s favorite products, its coffee. (I have to confess that I am actually addicted to it) Chinese Ambassador in Costa Rica Mr. Wang Xiaoyuan, visited this weekend one of the most awarded coffee complex in the country Doka State.

So before we continue with the news, let’s find a little more about Doka State

Doka State is one of Costa Rica’s highest quality coffees. The Doka Coffee state is located on the fertile slopes of the Alajuela Poas Volcano, the rich soil and the ideal altitude and climate have made the Santa Eduviges farm famous because of its excellent coffee. The Vargas coffee growing family also carry a brand - Cafe Tres Generaciones - ‘Three Generations Coffee’ that conveys the great care and pride that this coffee growing family have placed in their coffee trees. (From their site)

Among some of the awards they have received we can find: First place Sintercafe Cup Competition 2000 / Ken David’s ’98 12 Hit, Coffee Review Award August 1998 / 2nd place cupping competition SCAA 1995.

Ok so now we can keep going

Doka’s main Manager Mario Fernandez was the one responsible for guiding the Chinese representatives through the facilities, and even took them to one of their famous coffee tours, in which the Ambassador and his entourage were able to witness the whole process from beginning to end. According to Fernandez this visit serves to set the stage for a formal business meeting with representatives from the Chinese government scheduled for the next month. And even though one would think that the negotiations are just about the product itself (Coffee); Fernandez claims that actually China’s vision has to do with Coffee and tourism.

Mr. Wang said that there is certainly a great future for Costa Rican Coffee in the Chinese market, and thanks to the great results from the coffee presentation the Costa Rican producers had in the Business Shangai Fair, the Chinese public has nothing but great comments about the quality of the Tico coffee. And even though the coffee is certainly not a traditional drink among the regular Chinese population, the young new generation has started to embrace the renowned qualities of this beverage.