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C Story / Carlos Ospina Marulanda

COLOMBIA

THE TUNNEL

El Andariego: Relatos Cafeteros, published in Colombia in struggle for gender equality in the industry. We decided
2018, is a book written by Carlos Ospina Marulanda about to provide an English translation for our readers to help
the life of coffee growers from ten departments of Colom- highlight the importance of these female coffee growers
bia. The chapter found here depicts the journey of two and their stories. A new edition will be released in July
women coffee growers and their families struggling to break 2023 by publisher amm. Hambre de Cultura.
They are women over 40 who have stepped out of through the gender-stereotyped and traditional Colombian
the established framework. They define themselves coffee industry. This book is important for coffee farmers
in Colombia, as it gives them the opportunity to tell their
to be more than just mothers and housewives, but stories and gain more recognition in the industry. The
also a coffee farmer. Lucía and Ángela are still coffee sector in Colombia is the main source of income for
more than 550,000 families. We chose this chapter espe-
fighting; in fact, this is just the start. cially to recognize the efforts of women growers and their 89

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