La Cooperativa Corpus Cristhy Illampu R.L is a coop from the Caranavi province of La Paz that was founded in 2001. Currently, they have around 40 contributing farms consisting of around 120 hectares of coffee plants. It is located in a mountainous area with an average temperature of 17-22 °C and a precipitation average of 1000 – 2000 ml per year. The Cooperative has a business growth policy, made up of fundamental pillars to increase the quantity and quality of production.
They aim to:
- Improve and expand coffee production plots with ecological and organic cultivation.
- Implement benefit money according to the needs of the Cooperative.
- Promote the finished product to the national market.
The Cooperative has managed to increase new coffee production plots with technical assistance resulting in a gradual product increase. The current president of the coop is Severino Zanga Vizacarra.
