At Llave de Oro, continuity stretches across three generations.
The farm was first cultivated by Andrés Bazo’s great-grandfather in 1970, long before Peru's specialty coffee sector existed — in an era when coffee was simply what the land produced.
Over time — as migration reshaped the country — younger generations left rural life in search of education and opportunity.
Andrés returned differently.
Over the past decade, he has invested heavily in learning, bringing new knowledge to land that had long been managed through instinct and tradition.
What was once inherited is now being reworked with intention.
Today, the farm carries both histories.
Continuity — and change.
This pattern is becoming more visible: land that never left the family, now approached with a new understanding of quality, markets, and long-term potential.
For many producers, returning to coffee is not simply about agriculture.
It is about reconnecting generations.
Andrés returned to a farm that had never left his family. Kevin Román's connection to the land runs just as deep — but his path back was longer, and the place he returned to was one he had only ever known through stories. Growing up in Lima, Huyro sounded almost mythical. What he found when he got there was something more complex — and more worth fighting for.
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