Beyond the lechero: Veracruz’s new wave of coffee culture

Beyond the lechero: Veracruz’s new wave of coffee culture

When I first decided to leave the San Francisco Bay Area in California to live in Xalapa, Veracruz — the city where both of my parents once immigrated from decades ago, and where my mom eventually moved back to live — I never anticipated how much I would fall in love with one of Mexico’s best-kept secrets: Jarocho coffee. The state’s adoration for, and history of, producing some of Mexico’s best coffee dates back centuries. This is, after all, w…