San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México

Our History

Blue Tribe Coffee is a brand of Tribal Mountain Trading LLC, which was founded in 2012 in El Paso, Texas. Blue Tribe Coffee was officially launched on November 22, 2014 in conjunction with support for the Mike Malloy Show. We continue to strive towards expanding our services and products while maintaining sustainability of the coffee sources we work with. Here at Blue Tribe Coffee we fully understand that even in times of abundance the fruits of the land should not be taken for granted.

Our Team

David Benjamin Briones was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He began working in Southern Mexico in late 2006 after moving from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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David with a fresh shipment of Pocolum Single Origin
David with a fresh shipment of Pocolum Single Origin

When he arrived to Chiapas he was working in his studied field, Computer Science, for an independent online news website. Six years later David found opportunity to split from his field and began preparation for a new import/export company.

In late 2012 Tribal Mountain Trading LLC was founded. Two years later Tribal Mountain Trading LLC expanded to begin offering retail coffee, and thus Blue Tribe Coffee was born!

David personally roasts each and every batch of Blue Tribe Coffee to ensure that each bag meet our standards.

Maggie Woods is Director of Environmental Compliance and Senior Strategic Planner.

Luther Caralampio Mijangos Aguilar was born and raised in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. His family was one of the first to begin working in the local coffee trade, traveling far and wide throughout the state in search of coffee harvests. Luther continues today in his family business and has now joined forces with Blue Tribe Coffee.

Luther heads the Chiapas ground teams for Blue Tribe Coffee.

We all enjoy working and spending time in beautiful Chiapas, Mexico. David, Maggie and Luther and the rest of the Blue Tribe Coffee team are proud to bring great coffee from Southern Mexico home to the USA.