James Arlez Fernández Vivas
🇨🇴Colombia

James Arlez Fernández Vivas

James Arlez Fernández Vivas is a Colombian coffee producer based in the Cauca region. He is recognized for his focus on cultivating rare and high-quality coffee varieties at his farm, La Laja.

Farm: La Laja →

History

After growing up in the coffee industry, Fernández briefly pursued other crops before returning to coffee with a renewed focus. He initially planted Castillo before expanding his farm to include rare varieties, eventually becoming an early adopter of Geisha in Colombia through his work with seedlings and seeds.

The farmer's day, in pictures

Editorial illustrations of the harvest and farm work our research documented — anonymous figures, never real likenesses.

James Arlez Fernández Vivas — coffee farmer illustration 1
James Arlez Fernández Vivas — coffee farmer illustration 2
James Arlez Fernández Vivas — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by James Arlez Fernández Vivas