In the municipality of Oporapa, high in the mountains sits a monastery that overlooks the town center. The monastery and the monks who live there (Los Monjes) have played a paramount role in the development of the culture throughout the entire region. People in the Oporapa community used to make pilgrimages to seek out wisdom from the monks. Today, the spirit of this practice is evident in the daily lives and values of the community, and on Sunday mornings the churches are filled with people arriving for worship. Their faith ultimately finds its way into the coffee produced here.

Ceremony has been building a relationship with this community of coffee growers for several years now through our partners at origin. The coffee grown here is separated into 4 categories: Ready-to-Blend (RTB), A, AA, and, the highest quality, AAA. The RTB and A grade from Los Monies can be found in our blends almost year-round. By buying AA and AAA lots when we have room in our program, we are continuing to support the producers as they learn and improve their growing practices and quality.