Will the mermaid rescue Juan Valdez? Or will she send the mythical Colombian coffee farmer and his faithful donkey over an Andean mountain cliff? That’s the question Colombians are debating following ...

(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp opened its first shop in Colombia on Wednesday, 43 years after the world's biggest coffee chain first started buying beans from the country famous for its premium arabica ...

BOGOTA, Colombia - Make room, Juan Valdez, it's time to meet the barista. On Wednesday, Starbucks made its much-anticipated debut in the country synonymous with coffee after decades of roasting ...

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Starbucks Corp. may be struggling, but a Colombian cafe chain built on the fame of the world's biggest coffee icon is determined to buck the trend with plans to expand worldwide ...

Juan Valdez is retiring. Long live Juan Valdez! Colombia’s coffee ambassador to the world, Carlos Sanchez, is finally quitting after four decades of playing the role of Juan Valdez. And the national ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — When coffee giant Starbucks recently announced it was bringing its frappuccinos and skinny lattes to Colombia — where a cup of coffee is better known as a tinto — it sparked jokes ...

(MENAFN- Tactics PR) Things are heating up this weekend at Juan Valdez, and it’s not just the espresso. In celebration of Colombian Independence Day, the iconic coffee brand invites the UAE to an ...

A Colombian uprising is scheduled to kick off this week in Washington amid a clattering of coffee cups and trays of Latin-fusion hors d’oeuvres. Diplomats and policy wonks will be able to get their ...

Sánchez first donned Valdez’s signature wide-brimmed hat in 1969. He took over for Jose F. Duval, a Cuban actor who had played the character since it was created by New York advertising agency Doyle ...

Carlos Sanchez, who for decades played the character Juan Valdez in a series of legendary Colombian coffee TV commercials, has died, according to reports Thursday. Sanchez passed away at age 83 in ...