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During a three year period Méndez Caratini documented 36 coffee plantations in the mountains of Puerto Rico. This is his homage to Don Luis F. Caratini, his grandfather of Corsican descent, and to the growers and country people who labor every day harvesting our coffee. The remarkable quality of Puerto Rico’s coffee was renowned throughout Europe, where it was said to be the Vatican’s choice.
Ricardo Viera
Lehigh University Art Galleries, Director / Curator
Bethlehem, PA
October, 2003