A loyal coffee partner

Rosalina arrived in San Pedro de Pichanaz in 1982 in search of an adventure. Soon after, she married Francisco Lopez, who was the community leader at that time. Although their  marriage didn’t last she ended up growing her own coffee and in 2014 became a Cepro Yanesha partner. Thanks to her efforts she built her own house and a warehouse. She is a strong woman, capable of taking her own decisions and facing others. She says what she thinks. “We have to be honest and always speak the truth,” she says. She runs her plot next to his son, Abelardo, who lives in one of her mother's houses. Besides growing coffee, they also harvest achiote.