
- Apr 24
Semana Santa - Holy Week in Guatemala
In Guatemala April marks the celebration of Semana Santa (Holy Week) which lasts a whole week. Known officially as “La Semana Mayor” (The...

- Feb 27
From one cocina to the next: my journey from Sun Valley Kitchen to Convivio Café
In 2016, a friend of mine introduced me to Sun Valley Kitchen, a kitchen I would soon come to find as a sparkling warm home of a kitchen...

- Jan 6
En orígen (at origin)
While I cozy up and watch the snow pour down outside my window here in Denver, cafecito in hand, I'm thinking back on much warmer times...

- Nov 1, 2021
Past, present and future: Welcome to our new Convivio Café space in Denver
Back in 2015, Vivi and I met at a grassroots non-profit - Re:Vision (amazing, check them out if you haven't heard the good news). I was...

- Oct 15, 2021
1 de noviembre: Día de todos los Santos
Día de Todos los Santos is a very special holiday in Guatemala: a day to celebrate and remember loved ones who have passed away. Families...

- Oct 1, 2021
My immigration story: una chapina comes to Colorado.
In order to understand a piece of the Convivio Café story I would like to share a bit about my personal story. The story of a Guatemalan...

- Aug 30, 2021
Farm to cup. For real.
There are about 750,000 smallholder coffee farmers in Central America. Imagine, the whole of Denver Metro area… farming coffee! And it’s...

- Aug 16, 2021
Featured in 5280?!
Wow. Just wow. We were featured in 5280 (Denver's prominent magazine) as the women bringing beyond-fair trade coffee to Denver. Read the...

- Jul 7, 2021
The Mysteries of Abuelas
“Mi Abuela es un misterio'". That’s how I always start the story of my grandmother - she is a mystery. Born on the somewhat lesser-known...