Polo Coffee Festival

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Barahona is once again preparing to host the grassroots Polo Organic Coffee Festival. The event, now in its eighth year, will take place from 3 to 5 June in the mountainous coffee-producing area of Polo. Musicians from all around the country are scheduled to perform in celebration of coffee production. There are exhibitions, conferences, coffee and food tastings, and cultural displays. Festicafe runs from 9am to 12-midnight and later. This year it will coincide with 5 June, World Environment Day. This year's event will also feature creative workshops, sports events, a regional cycling route and paragliding. International organizations that support social and environmental programs in the region will also be present. The festival is organized by the Polo Permanent Committee for Culture (CPCP), the coffee-growing cooperatives and women's groups, with the support of Ideac, the Fundacion Cultural Cofradia, and the Red Dominicana de Culturales Locales plus over 30 regional and national organizations.

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