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Exactly. >> yea! >> i'm a veracruzana. >> can you tell me how much you have? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> this is so fun. ringing the glass with the spoon is a tradition that started way back in the late 19th century. when tram drivers in the port rang their bells to order a coffee as they passed. >> is it good? >> oh, my god. >> i really recommend you go to go to the coffee fields. >> where are they? in the mountains? >> in the mountains. >> i'm definitely going to go see the coffee fields. that's my -- top of my list. >> well, you don't need to tell me twice. >> this is so beautiful. >> after cof...

>> nice to meet you. >> welcome to patella. and this is a coffee field. >> my guide is passionate about these coffee fields and supporting local women in agriculture. >> this is the plant. of the coffee. look. >> look at this. oh, is this a bean? >> yes. >> oh, i found one already. >> yes. >> in the 1990s, coffee prices plummeted, driving farmers to the u.s. in search of work, and leaving many women behind to fend for themselves. >> a lot of men, they went to the north. and these coffee fields were -- >> abandoned. >> yes, abandoned. and then the women, they said, what we do? we go away, stay ...

In the mountains? >> in the mountains. >> i'm definitely going to go see the coffee fields. that's my -- top of my list. >> well, you don't need to tell me twice. >> this is so beautiful. >> after coffee arrived here, veracruzanos took it inland to cultivate it, where it flourished, before exporting it back to the rest of the world. >> this landscape is amazing. i don't feel like i'm in mexico. i feel like i'm in an amazon rain forest. >> today veracruz produces around a quarter of mexico's coffee, which thrives in the shade and altitude in mountain areas. the cooler temperatures up here slow ...

Oh, i love this texture. >> the women were left to fight for survival, but i think their resourcefulness has not only led to a wonderful way of cooking, but it's also given them strength and stature, just like the flowers of the coffee fields. >> oh, my gosh. this is so good. (water splashing) hey, dad... hum... what's the ocean like? ♪ are there animals living underwater? ♪ is the ocean warm? yeah, it can be very warm. ♪ you were made to remember some days forever. we were made to help you find the best way there. ♪

>> yes. >> in the 1990s, coffee prices plummeted, driving farmers to the u.s. in search of work, and leaving many women behind to fend for themselves. >> a lot of men, they went to the north. and these coffee fields were -- >> abandoned. >> yes, abandoned. and then the women, they said, what we do? we go away, stay on our land. we grew coffee. and this kind of coffee is very interesting because we have, like, a lot of flowers that you can cook today. >> oh, you can eat the flowers? >> yes. these are the flowers of san lorenzo. >> oh, san lorenzo. >> maybe you can cut. >> oh, lord. i hate when ...