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Reuters reports that more than 3,000 applications have been sent to Colombia's National Coffee Federation after it announced that it would franchise Juan Valdez gourmet coffee stores around the world, including what it termed offers from some “top notch multinational companies.”

One of the cafes currently operates in Bogota, with another planned for New York later this year.
KC's View:
Burro and serape not included.