Description

Humberto Pecupaque and his wife Alba Zuleta are the proprietors of Finca El Diamante in Gaitania, Tolima, Colombia. Their farm is situated in the Nasa We'sx indigenous reserve, a sovereign territory within Colombian borders administered by the native authorities, allowing the indigenous worldview and values to dictate community life, education, trade, and among others. Humberto has a long story himself that should be a book. But in few words, he spent his childhood in the indigenous reserve where he now lives and works, but was displaced by armed conflict as a child, leaving him a young orphan trying to scrape by on the other side of the central mountain range in Corinto, Cauca. He took the only job that allowed him to survive at the time, in illicit agriculture. In Corinto, he met his wife, Alba, who is just as much a part of Finca El Diamante as he. (It's actually divided in 2 parcels and titled to each of them respectively.) They desired a different environment for their 2 young children to grow up in, so they returned to Tolima and purchased a small farm in Planadas, then later moved to the indigenous reserve of Humberto's childhood. Since then, he has been active in community organizing, representing the indigenous community to the outside world, including politically. He is an important bridge for the community, speaking perfect Spanish while much of the community does not, and understanding non-indigenous society, politics and trade.

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TASTE

Dried Fruit, Brown sugar, Cocoa