Liliana Villegas is the author of the several books, including Delicious Tropical Fruits. Andrés Mauricio López is a former photographer for the archaeological archives of the Instituto Bókkota de altos estudios in Manizales and is currently a photographer and designer for Villegas Editores. Carlos Pineda is a photographer at the University of Montreal whose work has appeared in several magazines.

Exhaustively illustrating Colombia’s coffee culture, this informative chronicle extensively documents coffee as an entity. The entire creation process—from the cultivation and collection of the coffee beans to the final preparations—is explored, as are the diverse zones where coffee is grown. Additionally, coffee’s history in Colombia and around the world, the different meanings of special coffees, and the importance of coffee shops as social venues are considered. This rich discussion also provides various recipes for coffee beverages and complementary food.

Ampliamente ilustrandando la cultura cafetera de Colombia, esta crónica informativa extensivamente relata el café como una entidad. Se explora el proceso entero de creación—desde el cultivo y la recolección de los granos de café hasta las preparaciones finales—así como las zonas diversas en donde se cultiva el café. Adicionalmente, se considera la historia del café en Colombia y alrededor del mundo, lo que significan los cafés especiales, y la importancia de las cafeterías como lugares de encuentro social. Esta discusión profunda también presenta los tipos de preparación clásica en bebidas y recetas.