AS THE LEGEND,
ONCE A THORNY PERULIAN WARRIOR ...

... in the depths of the Andes, he found refuge on the shores of Lake Paca. As he drank from the water of the crystal clear lake, a beautiful mermaid appeared from the foams and asked the warrior to follow him deep into the lake. The man was completely enchanted by the beauty of the miracle worker, but he resisted the temptation. The mermaid then appeared before the warrior every night, crying more and more bitterly until finally one night the man could no longer command the desire. She threw herself after the mermaid, but under the water she lost track of the beautiful girl. However, the warrior did not give up, swam to the last breath in search of his love, but eventually lost in the tomb. The mermaid, who had only been teasing until then, was so moved by the man's determination that he took the lifeless body ashore and conjured it into one of the mountain ranges of the Andes as an eternal memory.

The mermaid was already soaking the warrior with sincere tears, and the tears are said to have rolled down the range, forming the river Mantaro, which also feeds the Amazon. Mantaro coffee brings life to life and makes everyday life special in the same way that the river, fed by the tears of a mermaid, has fed the valleys of the Andes and all over South America through the Amazon. From primeval forests to small villages that preserve ancient traditions, from mountain ranges rich in precious metals to endless farmland, all the wonders of the continent owe their richness to water. Just like Mantaro coffee, which encloses all the flavours and aromas of this unique world, now reveals the secret of mysticism…