Journal
Something to read with your coffee
Stories from the farm and the bar, and what we like to recommend to anyone visiting Santa Cruz.
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Coffee · 6 min
Galápagos coffee: a highland coffee grown close to the sea
Almost anywhere else on the equator, coffee grown this close to the sea would be ordinary. Here it isn’t. The reason comes from the ocean.
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Nature · 6 min
The brujo, the little red bird of the highlands
It fits in the palm of your hand, and fewer than a hundred are left on Santa Cruz. What happened to the brujo, and where to see it without disturbing it.
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Santa Cruz · 7 min
Half a day in the Santa Cruz highlands
Twenty minutes uphill from the harbor and the island changes completely. A simple route for a morning of mist, tortoises and lava.
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Coffee · 6 min
Four ways to brew filter coffee at home
The same bean tastes different depending on how you brew it. Simple recipes for V60, Chemex, AeroPress and French press.
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At the bar · 5 min
What is cold foam, and why we use it so much
That soft, thick layer floating on top of our iced lattes. What it is, how it is made and how to make it at home.
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Santa Cruz · 8 min
One day in Puerto Ayora, on foot
Tortuga Bay in the morning, giant tortoises at midday, Las Grietas in the afternoon. All on foot, with a stop for coffee.