MONDULKIRI, Cambodia (Reuters Life!) - Southeast Asian coffee from Vietnam and Indonesia percolates around the world, but if a family roaster has its way, mugs may soon be filled with a blend from another, unlikely location: Cambodia.
Every few days, the rich, earthy aroma of roasting coffee wafts over the dusty town of Mondulkiri in Cambodia's remote northeast as the employees of family-owned Mondulkiri Coffee maintain a tradition started in the 18th century by French colonialists.
The hills surrounding Mondulkiri are about 800 meters (2,625 ft) above sea level, an ideal climate for the coffee plants which are irrigated by natural streams, and the area has so far remained safe from rubber plantations and other cash crops.
Mondulkiri Coffee owner Yon Thun is a relative newcomer to the business but says his love of the brew made him turn it into his livelihood.
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